One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 431 · 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 book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
5. 5.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
6. 6.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
14. 14.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) innocent
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
16. 16.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
17. 17.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
20. 20.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
25. 25.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
33. 33.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
35. 35.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible

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