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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 931 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
  2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
  3. 3.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
  4. 4.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
  5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
  6. 6.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
  7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
  8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
  9. 9.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
  10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
  11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
  12. 12.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
  13. 13.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
  14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
  15. 15.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
  16. 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
  17. 17.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
  18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
  19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
  20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) beginner (d) amateur
  21. 21.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
  22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
  23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
  24. 24.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
  25. 25.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) library
  26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
  27. 27.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
  28. 28.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
  29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
  30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
  31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
  32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
  33. 33.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
  34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
  35. 35.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
  36. 36.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
  37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
  38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
  39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
  40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent

Answer key

  1. cinema
  2. donor
  3. pharmacist
  4. millennium
  5. daily
  6. cobbler
  7. illiterate
  8. homophones
  9. apiary
  10. hospital
  11. jockey
  12. glutton
  13. eyewitness
  14. inaudible
  15. choir
  16. agenda
  17. passenger
  18. dentist
  19. decade
  20. expert
  21. history
  22. fortnight
  23. orchard
  24. barber
  25. aviary
  26. vegetarian
  27. beginner
  28. zoologist
  29. herbivore
  30. edible
  31. annual
  32. stadium
  33. fragile
  34. century
  35. traitor
  36. zoo
  37. dictionary
  38. carpenter
  39. weekly
  40. bilingual

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