One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 852 · 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) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
2. 2.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) miser (d) glutton
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
7. 7.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
9. 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
19. 19.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) passenger
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
29. 29.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
32. 32.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
33. 33.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) patients (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
36. 36.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
37. 37.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor

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