One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 508 · 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 doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
8. 8.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) menu (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
12. 12.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
25. 25.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) century (d) decade
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
33. 33.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
35. 35.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
37. 37.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
38. 38.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage

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