One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 68 · 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 money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
5. 5.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
8. 8.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
15. 15.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
16. 16.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
17. 17.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
20. 20.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
23. 23.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
24. 24.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) expert (c) amateur (d) beginner
27. 27.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
29. 29.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
31. 31.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
35. 35.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) donor (d) borrower
36. 36.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
38. 38.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade

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