One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 352 · 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 birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
4. 4.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
6. 6.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
7. 7.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
9. 9.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
11. 11.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
13. 13.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
14. 14.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) diary (d) agenda
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
21. 21.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
30. 30.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
35. 35.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore

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