One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 363 · 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 coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
2. 2.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) beginner
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
10. 10.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
17. 17.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
24. 24.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
29. 29.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) antonyms
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
35. 35.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) hospital
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium

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