One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 274 · 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 sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
6. 6.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
8. 8.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
13. 13.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
14. 14.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
15. 15.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
16. 16.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
20. 20.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
23. 23.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) donor
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
35. 35.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
36. 36.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
38. 38.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) impossible (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible

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