One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 583 · 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 is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
13. 13.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
17. 17.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
20. 20.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) menu (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
28. 28.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
30. 30.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
31. 31.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
37. 37.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
39. 39.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible

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