One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 146 · 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 book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
2. 2.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) zoo
3. 3.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
4. 4.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
5. 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
9. 9.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
13. 13.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
18. 18.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
23. 23.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
24. 24.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
25. 25.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
30. 30.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
32. 32.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
35. 35.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
37. 37.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
38. 38.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
40. 40.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower

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