One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 167 · 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 person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
3. 3.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
6. 6.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
11. 11.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
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: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
15. 15.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
17. 17.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
29. 29.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
31. 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
38. 38.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible

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