One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 66 · 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) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
2. 2.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
9. 9.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
12. 12.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
22. 22.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
30. 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
35. 35.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
37. 37.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible

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