One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 578 · 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 person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
11. 11.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
20. 20.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
21. 21.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
22. 22.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
31. 31.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
36. 36.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
40. 40.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank

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