One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 180 · 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 money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
4. 4.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
5. 5.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
6. 6.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
7. 7.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
20. 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
22. 22.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
23. 23.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
24. 24.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
26. 26.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) expert (d) amateur
34. 34.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) owner
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight

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