One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 79 · 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 studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) atlas (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
17. 17.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
19. 19.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
20. 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
30. 30.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
38. 38.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
39. 39.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist

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