One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 151 · 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: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) patients
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
6. 6.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
7. 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) glutton (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
9. 9.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) carpenter
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
18. 18.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) cinema (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
24. 24.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
32. 32.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
36. 36.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
37. 37.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
39. 39.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile

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