One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 27 · 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) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
2. 2.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
5. 5.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
7. 7.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
9. 9.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
15. 15.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
17. 17.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
18. 18.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
20. 20.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
28. 28.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
31. 31.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
33. 33.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
38. 38.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist

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