One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 594 · 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 books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
3. 3.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
6. 6.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
9. 9.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
10. 10.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
12. 12.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
13. 13.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
19. 19.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
24. 24.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) literate (d) talkative
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
32. 32.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) audible
34. 34.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
38. 38.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
40. 40.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) apiary

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