One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 137 · 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 doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
2. 2.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
4. 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
5. 5.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
6. 6.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
9. 9.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) novice
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
21. 21.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
24. 24.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
25. 25.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
26. 26.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
27. 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
36. 36.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible

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