One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 399 · 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 money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) menu (d) agenda
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
9. 9.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) owner (d) veteran
11. 11.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
13. 13.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
22. 22.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) herd (d) crew
31. 31.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
32. 32.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) optician (d) florist
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
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: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
40. 40.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot

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