One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 889 · 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) beginner (b) veteran (c) owner (d) expert
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
7. 7.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
8. 8.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
9. 9.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
14. 14.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian
17. 17.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
18. 18.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
26. 26.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
33. 33.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
35. 35.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
37. 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
40. 40.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym

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