One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 371 · 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 group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
5. 5.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
8. 8.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
15. 15.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
16. 16.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) driver
18. 18.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) novice
19. 19.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) geologist
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
25. 25.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
29. 29.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
31. 31.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
33. 33.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
34. 34.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) patient
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
39. 39.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer

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