One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 867 · 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) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) amateur (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
11. 11.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
12. 12.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
13. 13.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
14. 14.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
22. 22.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
35. 35.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
40. 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library

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