One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 207 · 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 person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
11. 11.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
16. 16.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
19. 19.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
22. 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
26. 26.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur

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