One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 280 · 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 books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
5. 5.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
11. 11.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
12. 12.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
18. 18.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) prefix
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
23. 23.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) diary (d) menu
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) florist
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
35. 35.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
39. 39.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist

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