One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 623 · 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: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) cinema
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
7. 7.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
17. 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
20. 20.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
21. 21.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
24. 24.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
33. 33.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
34. 34.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
40. 40.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible

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