One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 104 · 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 place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
2. 2.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
5. 5.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
13. 13.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
15. 15.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
20. 20.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
26. 26.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
33. 33.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
38. 38.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
39. 39.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler

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