One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 332 · 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: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
2. 2.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) novice (d) amateur
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
12. 12.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) glutton (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
18. 18.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) conductor (d) sailor
22. 22.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
24. 24.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
27. 27.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
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 daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) traitor
33. 33.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
36. 36.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
38. 38.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
40. 40.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness

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