One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 960 · 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: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
2. 2.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
3. 3.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
5. 5.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
9. 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
11. 11.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
12. 12.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) surgeon
13. 13.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) zoo
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
19. 19.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
22. 22.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
24. 24.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
28. 28.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) optimist
34. 34.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) literate (d) silent
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) carpenter
37. 37.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
40. 40.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history

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