One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 906 · 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 studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
8. 8.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
19. 19.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
23. 23.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) geography
32. 32.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
34. 34.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
38. 38.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler

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