One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 290 · 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 sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
2. 2.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
6. 6.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
24. 24.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
28. 28.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
29. 29.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
31. 31.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) visitor
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
34. 34.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
36. 36.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
37. 37.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight

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