One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 558 · 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 week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
5. 5.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
13. 13.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
16. 16.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
18. 18.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
26. 26.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
29. 29.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
35. 35.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
36. 36.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium

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