One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 287 · 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: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
4. 4.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) museum (d) library
7. 7.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
11. 11.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
12. 12.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
13. 13.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) library (c) mint (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) menu (d) agenda
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
29. 29.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
30. 30.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) suffix
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) botanist
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist

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