One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 242 · 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 ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
2. 2.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) beginner
8. 8.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
13. 13.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
16. 16.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
19. 19.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
20. 20.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
24. 24.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
25. 25.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
27. 27.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
37. 37.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
40. 40.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous

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