One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 205 · 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 place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
3. 3.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
4. 4.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
11. 11.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
12. 12.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) tourist (c) donor (d) thief
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
17. 17.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) generous
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
21. 21.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
22. 22.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
27. 27.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
28. 28.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
37. 37.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
40. 40.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography

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