One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 535 · 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 sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) crew
10. 10.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
12. 12.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
16. 16.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
23. 23.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) century (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
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 rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) jockey
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
39. 39.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton

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