One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 722 · 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 flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
3. 3.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) aviary (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
15. 15.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inedible
16. 16.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
17. 17.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
18. 18.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
21. 21.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
25. 25.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
26. 26.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
29. 29.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
31. 31.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
33. 33.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) nurse
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
36. 36.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
39. 39.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
40. 40.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library

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