One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 187 · 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 books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
3. 3.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
4. 4.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
7. 7.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) kennel
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
11. 11.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
13. 13.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix
15. 15.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
20. 20.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
21. 21.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
23. 23.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
25. 25.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) museum (d) library
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
30. 30.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
31. 31.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
32. 32.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
35. 35.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
39. 39.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler

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