One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 481 · 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: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
3. 3.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
6. 6.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) diary (d) agenda
15. 15.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
17. 17.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
20. 20.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
22. 22.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
25. 25.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
28. 28.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
31. 31.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
38. 38.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
39. 39.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot

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