One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 612 · 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 the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) biologist
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
9. 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
13. 13.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) donor
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
19. 19.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
20. 20.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
21. 21.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
27. 27.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
33. 33.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
35. 35.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
36. 36.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible

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