One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 64 · 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 films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
2. 2.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
3. 3.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
5. 5.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
7. 7.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
9. 9.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
10. 10.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
11. 11.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
18. 18.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
19. 19.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
23. 23.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
25. 25.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) geography
28. 28.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
31. 31.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
33. 33.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
39. 39.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary

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