One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 534 · 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 garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
4. 4.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
6. 6.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) conductor
7. 7.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
9. 9.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
20. 20.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
21. 21.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
24. 24.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) tailor (d) singer
25. 25.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
28. 28.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) plumber
29. 29.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
32. 32.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
33. 33.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
37. 37.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
40. 40.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible

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