One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 376 · 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) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
4. 4.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
6. 6.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pilot (c) driver (d) pedestrian
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
11. 11.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
13. 13.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
15. 15.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) glutton (d) optimist
16. 16.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) geologist
22. 22.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
26. 26.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
33. 33.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
35. 35.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
36. 36.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
39. 39.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual

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