One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 863 · 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 home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
6. 6.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
7. 7.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
13. 13.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
14. 14.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
16. 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
22. 22.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
30. 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
35. 35.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
36. 36.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
40. 40.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) sailor

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