One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 752 · 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 doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) biologist
6. 6.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
16. 16.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
17. 17.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
18. 18.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
19. 19.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
20. 20.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
21. 21.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
22. 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) plumber
30. 30.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
33. 33.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
35. 35.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
36. 36.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight

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