One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 923 · 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 book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
4. 4.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
25. 25.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
27. 27.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
30. 30.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
34. 34.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
35. 35.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
36. 36.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
37. 37.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
39. 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
40. 40.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel

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