One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 550 · 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: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
7. 7.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
16. 16.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
29. 29.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
31. 31.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
33. 33.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
39. 39.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
40. 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum

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