One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 853 · 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 is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
9. 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
10. 10.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
18. 18.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
20. 20.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) driver (d) sailor
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
27. 27.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
29. 29.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
31. 31.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
35. 35.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library

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