One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 952 · 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 park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
5. 5.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
10. 10.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
13. 13.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
15. 15.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) novice (d) amateur
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
18. 18.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
29. 29.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
33. 33.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
37. 37.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
40. 40.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) optimist

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