One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 946 · 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 flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) driver
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
4. 4.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
6. 6.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
13. 13.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
18. 18.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
23. 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
27. 27.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
28. 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
30. 30.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
31. 31.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
33. 33.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
39. 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler

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