One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 744 · 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: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
3. 3.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
4. 4.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
5. 5.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
6. 6.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
7. 7.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
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: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
16. 16.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
18. 18.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) donor (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
29. 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
31. 31.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer

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