One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 708 · 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 sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
3. 3.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
4. 4.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
5. 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
8. 8.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) zoologist
13. 13.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
16. 16.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
18. 18.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
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 always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
24. 24.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
25. 25.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
26. 26.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) singer (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) kennel
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) century (d) decade
36. 36.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary

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