One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 989 · 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 past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
4. 4.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
5. 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) innocent
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
8. 8.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) beginner (d) novice
9. 9.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
12. 12.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
17. 17.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
18. 18.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
26. 26.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
27. 27.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
35. 35.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
36. 36.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) suffix
38. 38.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
39. 39.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate

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