One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 601 · 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 money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
3. 3.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
7. 7.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
9. 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
22. 22.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
23. 23.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) aquarium (d) kennel
24. 24.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
32. 32.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
34. 34.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
35. 35.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
37. 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
38. 38.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
40. 40.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter

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