One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 41 · 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 the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) driver (d) sailor
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
16. 16.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
20. 20.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
30. 30.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
33. 33.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
36. 36.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
39. 39.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
40. 40.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym

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