One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 896 · 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 sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
3. 3.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
7. 7.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
10. 10.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
11. 11.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
21. 21.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
22. 22.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
23. 23.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
27. 27.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) fragile
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile

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