One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 634 · 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 sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
5. 5.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
6. 6.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) herd (d) choir
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
21. 21.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
24. 24.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) tourist (d) borrower
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
30. 30.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
34. 34.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) century (d) decade

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