One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 397 · 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 makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
4. 4.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
7. 7.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) atlas (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) driver
13. 13.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
14. 14.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
17. 17.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate
18. 18.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
21. 21.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
25. 25.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
26. 26.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
28. 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
30. 30.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
33. 33.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
38. 38.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital

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