One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 298 · 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 eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
12. 12.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
17. 17.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) expert (d) veteran
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
21. 21.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
22. 22.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) aviary (d) hospital
29. 29.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
34. 34.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
40. 40.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint

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