One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 800 · 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) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
3. 3.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
7. 7.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
10. 10.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
12. 12.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
18. 18.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
23. 23.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
24. 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) donor
26. 26.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
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 person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
34. 34.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history

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