One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 721 · 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 walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
4. 4.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
6. 6.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
7. 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
13. 13.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
26. 26.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) miser (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
28. 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
34. 34.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
35. 35.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist

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