One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 843 · 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: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
4. 4.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) patient (d) surgeon
13. 13.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
15. 15.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
23. 23.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
26. 26.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
27. 27.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
28. 28.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
29. 29.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
33. 33.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
35. 35.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary

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