One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 86 · 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: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) miser (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
9. 9.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
12. 12.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
18. 18.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
23. 23.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
25. 25.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
26. 26.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
31. 31.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
32. 32.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
36. 36.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
40. 40.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary

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