One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 555 · 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 money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
5. 5.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) driver (d) sailor
6. 6.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
13. 13.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
18. 18.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
20. 20.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
22. 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
24. 24.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
30. 30.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
31. 31.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) expert (d) veteran
32. 32.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
34. 34.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
37. 37.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
38. 38.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly

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