One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 831 · 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 grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
3. 3.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) painter (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
6. 6.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
8. 8.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
9. 9.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) miser (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) legal (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
18. 18.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
21. 21.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) crew (d) fleet
22. 22.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
23. 23.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) aviary (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
30. 30.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) edible (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) zoo
32. 32.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
40. 40.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist

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