One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 768 · 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: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
4. 4.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
6. 6.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) fragile (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
13. 13.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
14. 14.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
16. 16.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
21. 21.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
22. 22.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
23. 23.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
35. 35.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
39. 39.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight

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