One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 44 · 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) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
3. 3.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
5. 5.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
7. 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
13. 13.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
29. 29.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) veteran (d) beginner
30. 30.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
34. 34.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
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: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) surgeon
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography

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