One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 507 · 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 daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
2. 2.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
9. 9.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
13. 13.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
18. 18.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
19. 19.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
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 sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
27. 27.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
30. 30.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
35. 35.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible

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