One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 486 · 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 home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
12. 12.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
16. 16.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
17. 17.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) literate (d) silent
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) zoo
21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
22. 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
24. 24.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
26. 26.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
29. 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
31. 31.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
33. 33.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
34. 34.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
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 period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium

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