One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 262 · 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 walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
2. 2.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
10. 10.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) cinema
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
19. 19.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) mint (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
23. 23.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
25. 25.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) beginner (d) novice
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
32. 32.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
33. 33.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
36. 36.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
37. 37.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
40. 40.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century

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