One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 65 · 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 two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
2. 2.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
4. 4.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
15. 15.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
25. 25.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
29. 29.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
31. 31.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
36. 36.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
39. 39.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer

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