One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 450 · 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 sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
3. 3.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
7. 7.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
10. 10.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) traitor
12. 12.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
13. 13.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) illegible
16. 16.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) diary (d) menu
17. 17.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
20. 20.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
21. 21.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
28. 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
36. 36.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
37. 37.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
39. 39.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
40. 40.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) patient

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