One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 625 · 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 doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
7. 7.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
8. 8.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
10. 10.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
22. 22.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
23. 23.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
25. 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
26. 26.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
28. 28.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
36. 36.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice

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