One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 586 · 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 studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
4. 4.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
9. 9.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
11. 11.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
14. 14.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
19. 19.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
24. 24.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
30. 30.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
37. 37.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
40. 40.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton

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