One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 590 · 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 period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
5. 5.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
8. 8.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) owner (d) veteran
9. 9.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) novice
14. 14.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
16. 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) menu (d) diary
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
21. 21.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
23. 23.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
24. 24.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
37. 37.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
38. 38.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade

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