One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 724 · 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) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
2. 2.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
4. 4.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
5. 5.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
13. 13.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) thief (d) donor
14. 14.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
17. 17.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
19. 19.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
21. 21.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
25. 25.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
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: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
34. 34.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
37. 37.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
40. 40.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) prefix

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