One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 189 · 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 always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
21. 21.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
32. 32.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
36. 36.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
40. 40.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank

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