One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 956 · 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) veterinarian (d) optician
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
3. 3.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
6. 6.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
9. 9.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
11. 11.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
14. 14.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
15. 15.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
26. 26.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
27. 27.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) atlas (d) menu
30. 30.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian

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