One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 919 · 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) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
6. 6.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
23. 23.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
32. 32.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
37. 37.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
38. 38.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
39. 39.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist

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