One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 378 · 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 person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
6. 6.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) owner (d) volunteer
8. 8.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
10. 10.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
11. 11.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) library
12. 12.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
13. 13.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
22. 22.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
25. 25.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) innocent
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
29. 29.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) cinema (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
34. 34.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
37. 37.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible

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