One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 897 · 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 sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
2. 2.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
3. 3.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) tailor (d) singer
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
5. 5.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
8. 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
11. 11.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) borrower (d) donor
12. 12.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
16. 16.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
17. 17.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
25. 25.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
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 place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
31. 31.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium

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