One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 712 · 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: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
2. 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
3. 3.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) veteran (d) beginner
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
14. 14.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
15. 15.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
22. 22.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
27. 27.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
30. 30.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
32. 32.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
33. 33.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
35. 35.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) library (d) hospital
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
37. 37.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber

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