One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 728 · 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 birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
4. 4.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
6. 6.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
9. 9.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
10. 10.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
17. 17.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
19. 19.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) fragile
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
24. 24.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) nurse
27. 27.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
34. 34.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
35. 35.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) herd (d) fleet
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner

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