One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 343 · 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 garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
6. 6.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) painter (d) tailor
7. 7.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
11. 11.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
13. 13.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
15. 15.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
17. 17.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
19. 19.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) owner (c) veteran (d) beginner
20. 20.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
24. 24.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) borrower (d) donor
29. 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
36. 36.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
37. 37.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative

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