One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 418 · 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 plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
6. 6.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
7. 7.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
8. 8.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
11. 11.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
15. 15.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
18. 18.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
23. 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
24. 24.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
27. 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
29. 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
31. 31.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
34. 34.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
39. 39.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
40. 40.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium

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