One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 544 · 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 eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
8. 8.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
19. 19.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
27. 27.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
29. 29.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
31. 31.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
35. 35.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber

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