One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 761 · 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 rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
9. 9.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian
13. 13.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
17. 17.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
19. 19.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
28. 28.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
32. 32.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
33. 33.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
38. 38.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
39. 39.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
40. 40.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly

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