One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 521 · 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 place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
7. 7.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) donor (d) borrower
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
10. 10.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) amateur (d) beginner
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
21. 21.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
22. 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
27. 27.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
28. 28.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
31. 31.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) geologist
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) driver
34. 34.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) patient
35. 35.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
37. 37.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel

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