One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 841 · 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) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
3. 3.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) edible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
10. 10.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
12. 12.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
13. 13.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
16. 16.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) novice
17. 17.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
24. 24.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
26. 26.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
32. 32.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
37. 37.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
40. 40.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist

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