One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 577 · 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) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
3. 3.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
5. 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
8. 8.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
10. 10.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
19. 19.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
24. 24.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) geologist
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
31. 31.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
33. 33.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
36. 36.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
37. 37.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly

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