One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 197 · 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 coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
8. 8.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
12. 12.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) patient
14. 14.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) talkative (d) silent
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
24. 24.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) driver (d) pedestrian
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
35. 35.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
38. 38.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian

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