One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 422 · 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 park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) conductor (d) sailor
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
12. 12.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
16. 16.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
17. 17.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
19. 19.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) expert (d) beginner
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
21. 21.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
22. 22.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
25. 25.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
28. 28.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
30. 30.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) employee (d) volunteer
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
32. 32.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) patient (d) surgeon
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
38. 38.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
40. 40.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser

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