One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 678 · 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 place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
9. 9.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
17. 17.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) inedible
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
24. 24.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) dentist (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
29. 29.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
32. 32.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice
33. 33.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
35. 35.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
36. 36.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
37. 37.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot

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