One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 528 · 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 sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
10. 10.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
15. 15.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) museum (d) mint
16. 16.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
20. 20.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
22. 22.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) novice (d) beginner
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
33. 33.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
37. 37.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
38. 38.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
40. 40.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary

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