One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 484 · 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 birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
3. 3.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
4. 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
9. 9.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
10. 10.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) menu (d) agenda
12. 12.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
13. 13.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
16. 16.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
18. 18.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) expert (d) amateur
23. 23.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
26. 26.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
27. 27.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
28. 28.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
34. 34.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
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: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible

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