One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 69 · 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 bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
2. 2.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
8. 8.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
9. 9.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
15. 15.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
18. 18.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
26. 26.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) victim
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) library (d) hospital
30. 30.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
31. 31.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
34. 34.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
35. 35.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary

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