One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 987 · 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 always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
7. 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
8. 8.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
9. 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) homophone
13. 13.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
14. 14.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
19. 19.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) edible
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
23. 23.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
38. 38.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
40. 40.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief

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