One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 626 · 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 doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
2. 2.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
5. 5.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) aquarium
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
9. 9.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
12. 12.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) crew (d) herd
13. 13.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) driver
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
18. 18.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
24. 24.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
25. 25.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) borrower (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
32. 32.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
36. 36.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
37. 37.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
39. 39.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
40. 40.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography

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