One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 11 · 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 place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
11. 11.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
19. 19.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
22. 22.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) semester
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
30. 30.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
35. 35.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) miser
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) museum (d) mint
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) library (d) orphanage
39. 39.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous

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