One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 354 · 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 loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
4. 4.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) talkative (d) literate
6. 6.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) biologist
9. 9.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
12. 12.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) dentist (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
16. 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
18. 18.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
20. 20.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
24. 24.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
25. 25.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
34. 34.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
35. 35.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
39. 39.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
40. 40.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible

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