One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 196 · 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 rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
3. 3.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
5. 5.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
6. 6.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) tourist (d) borrower
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
15. 15.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
18. 18.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
32. 32.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) antonym
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
40. 40.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile

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