One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 127 · 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: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
3. 3.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
14. 14.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
16. 16.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
17. 17.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
20. 20.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
21. 21.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
22. 22.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) conductor
25. 25.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
29. 29.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
38. 38.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor

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