One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 667 · 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 thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
5. 5.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
9. 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
13. 13.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
14. 14.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
21. 21.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
32. 32.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) painter (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) cinema (d) museum
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) literate (d) talkative

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