One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 19 · 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 speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
4. 4.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
9. 9.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
20. 20.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) sailor
29. 29.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
30. 30.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
34. 34.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
39. 39.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist

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