One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 638 · 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 along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
3. 3.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
5. 5.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
9. 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
10. 10.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
15. 15.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
17. 17.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) nurse
18. 18.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
20. 20.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
22. 22.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
28. 28.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
29. 29.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
32. 32.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
34. 34.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
37. 37.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
40. 40.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible

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