One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 21 · 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 home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
13. 13.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
17. 17.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
18. 18.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
24. 24.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
25. 25.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
36. 36.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
37. 37.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
38. 38.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
39. 39.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography

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