One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 547 · 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 birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) optician (d) florist
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
18. 18.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
22. 22.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
23. 23.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
25. 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
35. 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
36. 36.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
38. 38.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium

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