One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 108 · 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 bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) dentist (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
7. 7.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
8. 8.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
9. 9.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
14. 14.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
16. 16.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
26. 26.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
29. 29.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
30. 30.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
31. 31.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
34. 34.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
36. 36.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
37. 37.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore

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