One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 631 · 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 coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
2. 2.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) owner (d) volunteer
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
11. 11.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
12. 12.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
20. 20.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
23. 23.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
24. 24.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
32. 32.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
38. 38.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) visitor (d) patient
39. 39.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
40. 40.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness

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