One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 955 · 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 writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) tailor (d) singer
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
17. 17.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
18. 18.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) expert (d) novice
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
20. 20.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
21. 21.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
22. 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
23. 23.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) edible
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
28. 28.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
31. 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber

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