One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 616 · 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 always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
2. 2.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
4. 4.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) aquarium
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) talkative (d) literate
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
16. 16.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
19. 19.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) legal
26. 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
27. 27.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
30. 30.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
32. 32.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
33. 33.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore

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