One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 435 · 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: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) menu (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
13. 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
22. 22.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
24. 24.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
28. 28.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) illiterate
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
36. 36.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
38. 38.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal

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