One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 13 · 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 once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
4. 4.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
13. 13.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
14. 14.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
15. 15.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
25. 25.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
27. 27.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
28. 28.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
32. 32.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
34. 34.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
39. 39.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium

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