One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 701 · 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 ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
9. 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) semester
20. 20.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
22. 22.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
24. 24.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
25. 25.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
34. 34.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) owner
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
37. 37.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton

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