One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 954 · 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) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
2. 2.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
4. 4.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
6. 6.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
7. 7.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
8. 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
9. 9.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
10. 10.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
14. 14.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
16. 16.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
18. 18.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) sailor
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) mint (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
25. 25.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
33. 33.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
40. 40.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas

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