One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 276 · 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 with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
2. 2.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
4. 4.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
5. 5.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
6. 6.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
7. 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
8. 8.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
21. 21.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) singer (d) poet
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
28. 28.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
31. 31.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
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 betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
36. 36.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
39. 39.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
40. 40.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot

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