One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 856 · 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 sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
3. 3.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
5. 5.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
9. 9.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) veteran (d) expert
10. 10.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
12. 12.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
16. 16.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate
17. 17.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
22. 22.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
23. 23.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
26. 26.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
28. 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
32. 32.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
34. 34.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
35. 35.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
39. 39.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible

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