One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 920 · 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 sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
6. 6.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
9. 9.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
10. 10.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
12. 12.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
18. 18.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) flexible
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
26. 26.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
35. 35.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
38. 38.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) expert (d) amateur

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