One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 640 · 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 always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
2. 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
5. 5.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
6. 6.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
11. 11.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) aviary (d) hospital
16. 16.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) singer (d) tailor
17. 17.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
19. 19.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
21. 21.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
31. 31.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
32. 32.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
33. 33.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore

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