One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 662 · 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 grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) pilot (d) driver
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
8. 8.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) library (c) kennel (d) aquarium
9. 9.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
14. 14.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
18. 18.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
19. 19.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) atlas (d) diary
20. 20.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
21. 21.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) conductor
26. 26.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
27. 27.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
28. 28.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
33. 33.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
34. 34.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent

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