One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 858 · 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 person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) beginner
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
8. 8.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) antonym
11. 11.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
14. 14.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
21. 21.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
22. 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
23. 23.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
29. 29.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
32. 32.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) conductor
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) generous
35. 35.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
39. 39.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor

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