One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 373 · 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 sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
4. 4.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
5. 5.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
7. 7.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
8. 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) crew (d) fleet
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
19. 19.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
20. 20.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
21. 21.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) bilingual
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
28. 28.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
34. 34.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
35. 35.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) aviary (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
37. 37.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
40. 40.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist

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