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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 472 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
  2. 2.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
  3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
  4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
  5. 5.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
  6. 6.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
  7. 7.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
  8. 8.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) tailor (d) singer
  9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
  10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
  11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
  12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
  13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
  14. 14.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
  15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
  16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
  17. 17.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
  18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
  19. 19.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
  20. 20.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
  21. 21.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
  22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
  23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
  24. 24.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
  25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
  26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
  27. 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
  28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
  29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
  30. 30.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
  31. 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
  32. 32.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
  33. 33.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
  34. 34.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
  35. 35.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
  36. 36.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
  37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
  38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
  39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
  40. 40.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist

Answer key

  1. zoo
  2. inedible
  3. pedestrian
  4. glutton
  5. geography
  6. passenger
  7. zoologist
  8. poet
  9. sleepwalker
  10. hospital
  11. diary
  12. apiary
  13. pilot
  14. bank
  15. illiterate
  16. orphanage
  17. carpenter
  18. choir
  19. eyewitness
  20. barber
  21. aviary
  22. bilingual
  23. audible
  24. biography
  25. carnivore
  26. pessimist
  27. inaudible
  28. daily
  29. herbivore
  30. ambidextrous
  31. edible
  32. library
  33. tailor
  34. patient
  35. unanimous
  36. granary
  37. impossible
  38. dentist
  39. orchard
  40. botanist

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