One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 972 · 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 loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
13. 13.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) cinema (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
19. 19.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
26. 26.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) flexible
27. 27.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
32. 32.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
35. 35.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
36. 36.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist

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