One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 696 · 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 home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
3. 3.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
6. 6.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
11. 11.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
12. 12.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist
15. 15.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
16. 16.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
19. 19.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
21. 21.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) jockey (d) sailor
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
24. 24.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
25. 25.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
32. 32.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) thief (d) donor
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
39. 39.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) menu (d) diary
40. 40.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual

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