One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 664 · 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) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
11. 11.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
13. 13.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
15. 15.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
16. 16.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
18. 18.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
24. 24.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
28. 28.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) surgeon
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
32. 32.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
33. 33.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
37. 37.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler

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