One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 524 · 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: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
2. 2.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
4. 4.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
5. 5.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
7. 7.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
13. 13.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
17. 17.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
18. 18.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) illegal
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
28. 28.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
29. 29.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
37. 37.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
38. 38.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler

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