One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 802 · 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 books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) illegible
6. 6.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
10. 10.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
14. 14.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
16. 16.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
18. 18.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
22. 22.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
24. 24.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
25. 25.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
27. 27.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
32. 32.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
35. 35.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) patients
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible

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