One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 829 · 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 eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
4. 4.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
11. 11.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
13. 13.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
16. 16.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
20. 20.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
25. 25.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
30. 30.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
34. 34.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
40. 40.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet

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