One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 967 · 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: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) scientist
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) century (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
12. 12.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
14. 14.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
15. 15.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
17. 17.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
18. 18.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
19. 19.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
21. 21.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) homophone
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
24. 24.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
25. 25.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
27. 27.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) beginner (d) veteran
30. 30.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
32. 32.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
35. 35.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium

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