One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 710 · 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 sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) thief (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
9. 9.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
10. 10.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) pilot
11. 11.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
18. 18.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) aviary (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
25. 25.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
29. 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
31. 31.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
33. 33.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver

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