One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 900 · 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 word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
2. 2.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
3. 3.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) surgeon
4. 4.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) singer (d) poet
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
25. 25.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
27. 27.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
34. 34.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
36. 36.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist

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