One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 782 · 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) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
3. 3.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
9. 9.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
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: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
17. 17.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
18. 18.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) cashier (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) driver (d) sailor
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
33. 33.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (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: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner

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