One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 824 · 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 money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
4. 4.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
7. 7.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
10. 10.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
11. 11.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) illegal
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
17. 17.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
18. 18.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
24. 24.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
28. 28.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) passengers
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
32. 32.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
40. 40.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium

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