One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 714 · 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 sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
2. 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
3. 3.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
10. 10.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
12. 12.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
14. 14.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) homophones
15. 15.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
19. 19.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
20. 20.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
21. 21.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
24. 24.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
26. 26.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix
28. 28.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
30. 30.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
35. 35.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
36. 36.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
39. 39.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible

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