One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 198 · 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: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
2. 2.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
3. 3.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
4. 4.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
5. 5.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
6. 6.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
8. 8.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
10. 10.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) stadium (d) museum
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) patient
22. 22.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
23. 23.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
26. 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
27. 27.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) semester
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
33. 33.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
37. 37.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
38. 38.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
39. 39.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library

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