One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 101 · 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 list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
2. 2.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
10. 10.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
16. 16.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
17. 17.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
23. 23.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) driver (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
27. 27.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
32. 32.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) surgeon
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
38. 38.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
39. 39.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber

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