One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 873 · 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 book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
15. 15.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) owner (d) volunteer
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
35. 35.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
38. 38.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer

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