One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 893 · 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) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
7. 7.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
9. 9.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
11. 11.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
23. 23.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
28. 28.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) optimist
29. 29.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
33. 33.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
36. 36.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible

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