One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 346 · 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: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
8. 8.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
10. 10.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
11. 11.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
13. 13.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
14. 14.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
24. 24.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) homophone
26. 26.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
27. 27.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) nurse
28. 28.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
31. 31.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
36. 36.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
38. 38.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary

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