One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 325 · 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 group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
2. 2.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
3. 3.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
5. 5.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
7. 7.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
18. 18.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
20. 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) illegal
24. 24.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
34. 34.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
39. 39.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium

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