One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 885 · 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 cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
9. 9.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
12. 12.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
13. 13.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
16. 16.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) museum (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
24. 24.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
33. 33.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
37. 37.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
40. 40.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible

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