One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 986 · 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: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
2. 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
4. 4.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) library (d) hospital
7. 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
8. 8.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
16. 16.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
21. 21.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) beginner (d) veteran
22. 22.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
29. 29.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
31. 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
38. 38.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
39. 39.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) astronomer

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