One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 717 · 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 place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
5. 5.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
9. 9.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) suffix
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) jockey
23. 23.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
24. 24.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
27. 27.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
30. 30.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
39. 39.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
40. 40.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers

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