One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 34 · 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 period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
6. 6.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
15. 15.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
23. 23.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
35. 35.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
39. 39.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
40. 40.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary

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