One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 334 · 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 animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
3. 3.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
5. 5.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
18. 18.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
19. 19.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) thief (d) donor
21. 21.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
22. 22.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
29. 29.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
31. 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
32. 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
34. 34.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
36. 36.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian

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