One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 549 · 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) library (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
4. 4.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
8. 8.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
11. 11.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
12. 12.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
17. 17.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
22. 22.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
24. 24.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
25. 25.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
26. 26.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
27. 27.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) diary (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) thief (d) donor
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
30. 30.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
31. 31.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
34. 34.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
36. 36.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
38. 38.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) flexible (d) visible

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