One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 500 · 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 gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
5. 5.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
9. 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
12. 12.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
16. 16.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
17. 17.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
19. 19.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) geologist
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
24. 24.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) victim
25. 25.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
28. 28.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
30. 30.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
31. 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
33. 33.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
34. 34.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
35. 35.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
36. 36.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) traitor
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
40. 40.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym

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