One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 18 · 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 is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
2. 2.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
3. 3.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
6. 6.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
8. 8.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
9. 9.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
10. 10.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) unbreakable
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
13. 13.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
16. 16.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
19. 19.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
27. 27.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
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 walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
33. 33.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) fragile
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler

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