One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 42 · 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 place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) tourist (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate
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 place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
14. 14.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
15. 15.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
18. 18.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
19. 19.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
26. 26.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
27. 27.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
31. 31.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
34. 34.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
36. 36.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor

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