One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 814 · 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: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
9. 9.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
11. 11.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
14. 14.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) passenger
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
21. 21.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
31. 31.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
33. 33.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) tailor (d) singer
34. 34.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
36. 36.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
38. 38.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) novice (d) beginner
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible

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