One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 948 · 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: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
2. 2.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
7. 7.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
10. 10.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
15. 15.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
17. 17.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
18. 18.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) victim
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) tailor (d) singer
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly

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