One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 772 · 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 in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
3. 3.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
4. 4.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
18. 18.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
22. 22.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) museum (d) library
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
35. 35.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) audible
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist

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