One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 496 · 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) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
4. 4.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) veteran (d) beginner
5. 5.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
6. 6.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
8. 8.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
11. 11.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
21. 21.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
22. 22.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
24. 24.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
26. 26.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
35. 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
36. 36.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber

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