One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 757 · 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: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) aviary (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
6. 6.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
13. 13.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) bank (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
17. 17.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
19. 19.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
20. 20.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) visitor
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) geologist
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
32. 32.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) generous
39. 39.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
40. 40.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight

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