One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 357 · 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: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
2. 2.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
8. 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
16. 16.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
23. 23.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
29. 29.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
31. 31.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
36. 36.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade

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