One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 808 · 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: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
2. 2.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
3. 3.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) incorrect
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
5. 5.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
7. 7.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) singer (d) poet
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
11. 11.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
17. 17.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
19. 19.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
20. 20.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
21. 21.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
23. 23.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
31. 31.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
35. 35.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
36. 36.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
37. 37.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
40. 40.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist

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