One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 370 · 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 always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
3. 3.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
4. 4.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
6. 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
16. 16.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
18. 18.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
26. 26.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
27. 27.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
31. 31.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library

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