One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 492 · 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 medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
2. 2.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
4. 4.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
5. 5.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
6. 6.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
9. 9.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
12. 12.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
16. 16.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
20. 20.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
22. 22.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
23. 23.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
25. 25.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
26. 26.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
28. 28.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
31. 31.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
32. 32.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
33. 33.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
39. 39.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor

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