One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 55 · 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 animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
2. 2.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
7. 7.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
9. 9.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
10. 10.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) museum (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
33. 33.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
34. 34.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder