One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 546 · 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 place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
6. 6.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
8. 8.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) victim
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
12. 12.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
13. 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
15. 15.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
16. 16.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
21. 21.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
26. 26.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
28. 28.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) semester
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
33. 33.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore

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