One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 89 · 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 doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
2. 2.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) homophone
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) illegal
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
9. 9.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
11. 11.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
12. 12.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
15. 15.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
18. 18.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
19. 19.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
25. 25.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
37. 37.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
39. 39.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
40. 40.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor

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