One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 341 · 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) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
2. 2.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
5. 5.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
7. 7.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
14. 14.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
17. 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
26. 26.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
28. 28.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
30. 30.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
32. 32.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
33. 33.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
37. 37.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd

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