One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 933 · 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) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
5. 5.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
6. 6.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
28. 28.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
32. 32.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
34. 34.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
37. 37.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
38. 38.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist

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