One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 388 · 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) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) borrower (d) donor
3. 3.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
9. 9.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
12. 12.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
15. 15.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
21. 21.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
23. 23.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
26. 26.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
27. 27.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
30. 30.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
32. 32.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
35. 35.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone

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