One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 746 · 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: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
3. 3.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
11. 11.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
13. 13.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
23. 23.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
25. 25.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
27. 27.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
29. 29.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
30. 30.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
34. 34.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
36. 36.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
38. 38.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas

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