One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 642 · 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) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
10. 10.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) veterinarian
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
14. 14.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) scientist
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
22. 22.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
23. 23.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) innocent
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
29. 29.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
31. 31.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
32. 32.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
36. 36.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer

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