One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 186 · 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 the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
2. 2.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
4. 4.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
5. 5.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) surgeon
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) optimist
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
16. 16.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
19. 19.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
20. 20.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
32. 32.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
34. 34.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
39. 39.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
40. 40.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist

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