One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 834 · 40 questions

Word tip (Many words → one word): Read every part of the phrase: who or what, and what is special about it. Think of word endings that help: -ible / -able (can be done), -ist (a person), -ary / -ium (a place), -vore (an eater). Check that the word matches the whole phrase, not just part of it.

1. 1.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
11. 11.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
16. 16.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
19. 19.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
23. 23.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
24. 24.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) homophone
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
34. 34.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
38. 38.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
40. 40.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators

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