One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 965 · 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 studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
7. 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
12. 12.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
13. 13.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
18. 18.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
20. 20.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
21. 21.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
27. 27.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
28. 28.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
34. 34.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
35. 35.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) beginner (d) veteran
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary

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