One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 153 · 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 works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) beginner (d) amateur
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
6. 6.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
13. 13.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
17. 17.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
18. 18.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) surgeon
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
27. 27.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
29. 29.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
31. 31.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium

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