One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 52 · 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 studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
2. 2.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
3. 3.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
4. 4.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
15. 15.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
17. 17.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
28. 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
31. 31.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
33. 33.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
35. 35.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
39. 39.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
40. 40.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium

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