One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 665 · 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 day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
7. 7.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
8. 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) tailor (d) singer
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
14. 14.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
17. 17.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
18. 18.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
25. 25.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
26. 26.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
27. 27.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
28. 28.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
29. 29.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
34. 34.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
35. 35.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illegal
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible

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