One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 505 · 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) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
5. 5.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
6. 6.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
10. 10.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
14. 14.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
15. 15.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
18. 18.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
21. 21.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
24. 24.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
26. 26.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
27. 27.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
32. 32.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
33. 33.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
36. 36.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
37. 37.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) driver (d) sailor
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
40. 40.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot

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