One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 804 · 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: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
4. 4.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) tourist (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) invisible
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
10. 10.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
17. 17.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
25. 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) optician (d) florist
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
39. 39.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
40. 40.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history

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