One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 899 · 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 cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
3. 3.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
4. 4.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
5. 5.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) museum (d) mint
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
16. 16.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
19. 19.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
20. 20.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) biologist
22. 22.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) bank (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
32. 32.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
36. 36.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
37. 37.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight

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