One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 537 · 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 sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
4. 4.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
8. 8.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
10. 10.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
13. 13.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
14. 14.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
19. 19.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
22. 22.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) geologist
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade

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