One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 882 · 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) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) atlas (d) menu
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary
13. 13.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
14. 14.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
20. 20.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
22. 22.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
24. 24.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
25. 25.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
26. 26.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
32. 32.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) florist
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
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: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
40. 40.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian

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