One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 227 · 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 place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
3. 3.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
7. 7.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
9. 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
11. 11.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
14. 14.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) patient
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
18. 18.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
20. 20.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) generous
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
25. 25.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
26. 26.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
28. 28.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
29. 29.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
30. 30.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
31. 31.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) impossible
40. 40.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver

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