One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 819 · 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 two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
2. 2.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
4. 4.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
9. 9.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
13. 13.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
15. 15.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
19. 19.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
22. 22.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) victim
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
29. 29.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
31. 31.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
40. 40.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible

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