One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 849 · 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) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
2. 2.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
4. 4.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
9. 9.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
12. 12.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
17. 17.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aviary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
23. 23.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
25. 25.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
31. 31.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
36. 36.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
37. 37.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
39. 39.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible

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