One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 775 · 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 bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) owner (d) beginner
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
6. 6.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
9. 9.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) expert (d) novice
11. 11.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
16. 16.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
19. 19.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
20. 20.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
21. 21.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
22. 22.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) patient
23. 23.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
26. 26.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
30. 30.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
34. 34.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
35. 35.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
36. 36.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
38. 38.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
40. 40.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile

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