One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 59 · 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 films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
4. 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
12. 12.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
13. 13.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
19. 19.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
22. 22.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
23. 23.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) conductor
24. 24.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
27. 27.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
28. 28.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
29. 29.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
30. 30.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) famous
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
33. 33.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
35. 35.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
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 visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot

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