One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 763 · 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 place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
4. 4.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
5. 5.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
6. 6.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
10. 10.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
12. 12.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
21. 21.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
30. 30.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
33. 33.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) carpenter
34. 34.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) driver (d) sailor
35. 35.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
40. 40.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history

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