One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 901 · 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 grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
7. 7.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
8. 8.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
13. 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
14. 14.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) patient
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
16. 16.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
17. 17.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
20. 20.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
21. 21.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
22. 22.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
32. 32.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
35. 35.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) invisible (d) inedible
38. 38.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary

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