One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 246 · 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 park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
13. 13.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
22. 22.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
27. 27.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
30. 30.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
31. 31.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
32. 32.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
36. 36.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible

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