One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 741 · 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 park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) granary (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
6. 6.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
7. 7.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
10. 10.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
14. 14.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
18. 18.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
19. 19.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
20. 20.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) driver
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) nurse (d) visitor
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
31. 31.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) expert
32. 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) victim
33. 33.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
34. 34.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
40. 40.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler

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