One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 467 · 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 doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
4. 4.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
6. 6.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
7. 7.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
9. 9.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) painter (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
11. 11.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
14. 14.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) driver
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
18. 18.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) kennel
19. 19.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
25. 25.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
29. 29.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) stable
37. 37.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
39. 39.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile

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