One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 446 · 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 sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
2. 2.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
10. 10.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) hospital
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
21. 21.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) barber
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
25. 25.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
30. 30.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
32. 32.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
35. 35.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
38. 38.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) library (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
40. 40.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym

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