One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 694 · 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 sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) glutton (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) innocent
4. 4.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
6. 6.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
8. 8.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
10. 10.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
16. 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
18. 18.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
26. 26.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
27. 27.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) employee
29. 29.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
30. 30.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
36. 36.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate

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