One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 765 · 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 period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
4. 4.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
7. 7.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
19. 19.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) owner (d) veteran
21. 21.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
23. 23.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
26. 26.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
32. 32.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
35. 35.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
36. 36.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) illegal
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography

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