One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 825 · 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 bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
3. 3.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
7. 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) library
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
17. 17.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
19. 19.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
24. 24.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
26. 26.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
28. 28.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
29. 29.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
32. 32.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
33. 33.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal

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