One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 356 · 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 plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
2. 2.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
3. 3.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
4. 4.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
7. 7.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) tourist (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) driver
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) audible
37. 37.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) tourist (d) borrower
38. 38.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
39. 39.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter

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