One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 407 · 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 sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) florist
2. 2.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
4. 4.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
7. 7.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
19. 19.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
21. 21.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
22. 22.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
30. 30.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
31. 31.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
39. 39.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary

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