One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 845 · 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: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
2. 2.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
4. 4.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
6. 6.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
9. 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
12. 12.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
13. 13.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
27. 27.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
28. 28.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
33. 33.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
37. 37.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer

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