One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 881 · 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 grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
5. 5.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
9. 9.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
11. 11.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
16. 16.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
17. 17.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
18. 18.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
20. 20.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
23. 23.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim
24. 24.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) literate (d) talkative
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
33. 33.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
34. 34.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) invisible

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