One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 448 · 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 group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
6. 6.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
7. 7.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
14. 14.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
15. 15.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
27. 27.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
36. 36.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
40. 40.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank

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