One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 726 · 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 books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
7. 7.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
10. 10.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
12. 12.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
15. 15.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
17. 17.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
19. 19.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) donor
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
31. 31.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
32. 32.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
33. 33.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
36. 36.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
39. 39.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
40. 40.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore

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