One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 312 · 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: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) florist
3. 3.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
15. 15.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
19. 19.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
23. 23.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
24. 24.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) flexible (d) visible
27. 27.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
34. 34.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
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 sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim

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