One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 389 · 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 place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
4. 4.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
5. 5.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
6. 6.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
10. 10.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
12. 12.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
13. 13.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
14. 14.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
18. 18.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
20. 20.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) edible
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: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
23. 23.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
32. 32.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
36. 36.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library

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