One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 490 · 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) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
2. 2.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
6. 6.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
7. 7.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
12. 12.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
13. 13.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
14. 14.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
15. 15.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
17. 17.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
21. 21.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
29. 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
31. 31.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
32. 32.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
33. 33.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
34. 34.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
39. 39.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary

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