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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 905 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
  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 list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
  4. 4.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
  5. 5.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
  6. 6.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
  7. 7.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
  8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
  9. 9.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
  10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
  11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
  12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
  13. 13.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
  14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
  15. 15.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
  16. 16.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) singer (d) tailor
  17. 17.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) patient
  18. 18.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
  19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
  20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
  21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
  22. 22.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
  23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
  24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
  25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
  26. 26.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
  27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) kennel
  28. 28.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
  29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
  30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
  31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
  32. 32.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
  33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
  34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
  35. 35.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
  36. 36.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
  37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
  38. 38.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
  39. 39.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
  40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver

Answer key

  1. zoo
  2. geography
  3. agenda
  4. barber
  5. bilingual
  6. passenger
  7. bank
  8. dentist
  9. botanist
  10. pilot
  11. decade
  12. impossible
  13. millennium
  14. biology
  15. illegible
  16. poet
  17. patient
  18. astronomer
  19. antonym
  20. edible
  21. eyewitness
  22. glutton
  23. zoologist
  24. mint
  25. cobbler
  26. audible
  27. aviary
  28. carpenter
  29. granary
  30. unanimous
  31. century
  32. orchard
  33. unbreakable
  34. patriot
  35. polyglot
  36. traitor
  37. apiary
  38. inaudible
  39. annual
  40. pedestrian

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