One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 322 · 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 walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
5. 5.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
6. 6.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
15. 15.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
17. 17.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
21. 21.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
23. 23.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
30. 30.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
32. 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) geography
35. 35.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
38. 38.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly

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