One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 771 · 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) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
2. 2.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
3. 3.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
6. 6.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
12. 12.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
14. 14.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
23. 23.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
27. 27.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) thief (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
32. 32.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
37. 37.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician

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