One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 739 · 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 sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) patriot
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
12. 12.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) atlas (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
17. 17.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
21. 21.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
22. 22.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
29. 29.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
32. 32.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) tailor (d) singer
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) flexible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
38. 38.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
39. 39.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger

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