One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 324 · 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 studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
4. 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
5. 5.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
7. 7.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
10. 10.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
14. 14.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
21. 21.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
23. 23.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
35. 35.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
36. 36.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
39. 39.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
40. 40.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief

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