One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 469 · 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 grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
6. 6.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
7. 7.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
9. 9.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
12. 12.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) aquarium
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
18. 18.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
25. 25.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
26. 26.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
29. 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
32. 32.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) tailor
36. 36.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
40. 40.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history

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