One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 245 · 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 eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) expert (d) veteran
8. 8.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
14. 14.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
15. 15.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
16. 16.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
18. 18.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) edible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
27. 27.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
31. 31.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
36. 36.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
37. 37.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
38. 38.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
39. 39.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist

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