One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 522 · 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 films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
10. 10.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) donor
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
13. 13.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
14. 14.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
18. 18.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) donor (d) borrower
19. 19.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
22. 22.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
24. 24.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
27. 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
30. 30.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
32. 32.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
35. 35.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
38. 38.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) crew
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter

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