One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 677 · 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 old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) victim
4. 4.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
5. 5.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
18. 18.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
23. 23.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) dentist (d) optician
24. 24.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
25. 25.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
26. 26.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
32. 32.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
37. 37.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
39. 39.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
40. 40.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas

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