One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 366 · 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) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
2. 2.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
5. 5.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
6. 6.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
7. 7.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
8. 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
13. 13.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
14. 14.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
15. 15.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) owner (d) volunteer
17. 17.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
19. 19.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
25. 25.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
28. 28.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) beginner (d) novice
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
31. 31.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
35. 35.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
40. 40.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist

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