One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 185 · 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 studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
7. 7.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
8. 8.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
9. 9.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
14. 14.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
18. 18.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
20. 20.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
21. 21.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
23. 23.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
26. 26.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
28. 28.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
33. 33.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) geography
38. 38.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
40. 40.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor

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