One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 349 · 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 studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
13. 13.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
19. 19.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
21. 21.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
23. 23.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
25. 25.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
26. 26.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
30. 30.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
35. 35.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter

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