One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 14 · 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: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
5. 5.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
6. 6.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
7. 7.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
9. 9.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
10. 10.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
15. 15.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
16. 16.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
21. 21.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) inedible
26. 26.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
27. 27.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) glutton (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
39. 39.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible

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