One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 372 · 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 thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
10. 10.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
18. 18.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
24. 24.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
25. 25.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
29. 29.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
31. 31.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
32. 32.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) hospital
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library

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