One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 538 · 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 day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
2. 2.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
11. 11.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) donor (d) borrower
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
22. 22.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
25. 25.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) driver
29. 29.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
32. 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) illegal
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
37. 37.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century

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