One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 884 · 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 period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
2. 2.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
4. 4.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
5. 5.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
13. 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
16. 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
18. 18.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
21. 21.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
27. 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
31. 31.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) cinema (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) singer (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
37. 37.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist

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