One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 711 · 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 person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
5. 5.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
7. 7.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
16. 16.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) aquarium
17. 17.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
18. 18.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) homophone
19. 19.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
21. 21.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
23. 23.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
27. 27.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
29. 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) aviary
32. 32.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
33. 33.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
35. 35.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
36. 36.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
39. 39.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist

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