One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 291 · 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) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
4. 4.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
9. 9.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
17. 17.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
22. 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
23. 23.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
24. 24.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
27. 27.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
36. 36.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
37. 37.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
38. 38.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter
40. 40.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower

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