One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 164 · 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 person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
2. 2.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
5. 5.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
10. 10.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
11. 11.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
20. 20.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
21. 21.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) singer (d) painter
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
27. 27.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
30. 30.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
31. 31.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
34. 34.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
38. 38.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
40. 40.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver

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