One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 470 · 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 person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
4. 4.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
5. 5.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
6. 6.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
14. 14.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
18. 18.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
22. 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
24. 24.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
25. 25.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
27. 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
32. 32.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) granary (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) literate (d) silent

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