One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 657 · 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 fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) innocent
3. 3.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
5. 5.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
6. 6.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
14. 14.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
15. 15.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
18. 18.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
19. 19.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
20. 20.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
22. 22.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
28. 28.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
29. 29.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
30. 30.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) diary (d) agenda
31. 31.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
32. 32.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
38. 38.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) geologist

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