One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 607 · 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: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
4. 4.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
10. 10.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
18. 18.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
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: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
22. 22.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
26. 26.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
29. 29.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
30. 30.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
32. 32.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist

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