One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 868 · 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 word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
4. 4.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
5. 5.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
6. 6.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
7. 7.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
8. 8.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
15. 15.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
21. 21.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
24. 24.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
27. 27.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
30. 30.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
31. 31.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
34. 34.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
37. 37.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist

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