One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 781 · 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) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
2. 2.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
10. 10.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
15. 15.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
16. 16.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
17. 17.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
23. 23.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
29. 29.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
35. 35.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician

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