One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 88 · 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 walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) geologist
3. 3.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
6. 6.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
10. 10.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
18. 18.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
22. 22.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
26. 26.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) fleet (d) crew
28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
29. 29.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal

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