One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 913 · 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 a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) geologist
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
14. 14.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
15. 15.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) incorrect
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) museum (c) cinema (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
31. 31.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) kennel
33. 33.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
34. 34.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
35. 35.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
36. 36.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate

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