One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 462 · 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 plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
2. 2.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
3. 3.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
5. 5.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) century (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
12. 12.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
13. 13.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
16. 16.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
17. 17.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
19. 19.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
26. 26.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
29. 29.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) hospital
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
37. 37.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
40. 40.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium

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