One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 270 · 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 home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
2. 2.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
5. 5.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
9. 9.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) inedible
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
15. 15.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
18. 18.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
22. 22.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
33. 33.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
34. 34.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
35. 35.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
40. 40.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones

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