One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 442 · 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: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) cinema (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) aquarium
6. 6.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
7. 7.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
10. 10.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
17. 17.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
20. 20.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
21. 21.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
23. 23.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
24. 24.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
25. 25.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
31. 31.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
32. 32.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
36. 36.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician

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