One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 255 · 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 park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
10. 10.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
13. 13.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
17. 17.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) owner
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
20. 20.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
22. 22.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
23. 23.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) geologist
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
35. 35.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
37. 37.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
40. 40.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage

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