One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 128 · 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) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
4. 4.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
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 cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) fragile
12. 12.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
13. 13.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
18. 18.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
21. 21.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) tailor
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
29. 29.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
30. 30.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) beginner (d) novice
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
32. 32.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
34. 34.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium

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