One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 833 · 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 cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
3. 3.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) library (d) hospital
18. 18.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
23. 23.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) semester
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
34. 34.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist

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