One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 121 · 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 group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
3. 3.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
5. 5.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
11. 11.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
12. 12.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
13. 13.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
14. 14.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
16. 16.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
22. 22.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
23. 23.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
25. 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
27. 27.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
32. 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner

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