One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 100 · 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 period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
5. 5.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
11. 11.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
17. 17.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
21. 21.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
22. 22.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
24. 24.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
26. 26.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
31. 31.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
32. 32.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
35. 35.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) biologist
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly

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