One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 285 · 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) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
7. 7.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
10. 10.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
15. 15.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
16. 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
17. 17.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
19. 19.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
27. 27.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
29. 29.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
31. 31.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
34. 34.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) driver (d) sailor
35. 35.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
36. 36.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
38. 38.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
40. 40.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible

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