One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 981 · 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 book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
5. 5.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
6. 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) beginner (d) amateur
7. 7.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) tourist (d) borrower
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) beginner
16. 16.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
17. 17.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
21. 21.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
23. 23.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
24. 24.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
27. 27.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter
28. 28.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
31. 31.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
34. 34.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
35. 35.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
38. 38.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) talkative (d) literate
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) geologist
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual

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