One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 243 · 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) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
11. 11.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
13. 13.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
18. 18.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) museum (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
29. 29.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
30. 30.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
34. 34.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
39. 39.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium

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