One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 789 · 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 coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) granary
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
8. 8.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
12. 12.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) thief (c) donor (d) borrower
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
18. 18.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
19. 19.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
20. 20.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
23. 23.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
25. 25.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
29. 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
30. 30.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
32. 32.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
34. 34.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
35. 35.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) veteran (c) beginner (d) owner
36. 36.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
38. 38.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) generous
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library

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