One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 233 · 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 betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
3. 3.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
4. 4.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) dentist
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
17. 17.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
22. 22.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
24. 24.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
25. 25.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) library (d) hospital
27. 27.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
32. 32.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
38. 38.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary

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