One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 499 · 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 is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
3. 3.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
4. 4.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
5. 5.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
6. 6.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
11. 11.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
12. 12.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
20. 20.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
22. 22.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
23. 23.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
27. 27.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
30. 30.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) library (d) hospital
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary

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