One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 286 · 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 travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
13. 13.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) surgeon
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
17. 17.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
20. 20.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
21. 21.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
29. 29.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
32. 32.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
36. 36.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) homophones
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) edible

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