One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 806 · 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) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
5. 5.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
14. 14.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
16. 16.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
17. 17.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
19. 19.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
23. 23.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
28. 28.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary

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