One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 9 · 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 betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
3. 3.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
6. 6.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
14. 14.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
16. 16.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
19. 19.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
26. 26.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) glutton (d) miser
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
32. 32.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
35. 35.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
36. 36.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
37. 37.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot

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