One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 360 · 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 fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
4. 4.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) visitor
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
7. 7.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) literate (d) silent
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
11. 11.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
14. 14.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) glutton (d) optimist
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
19. 19.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illegal
20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
21. 21.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
22. 22.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) stadium
23. 23.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
29. 29.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
33. 33.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
34. 34.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
36. 36.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium

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