One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 848 · 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 person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
7. 7.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
9. 9.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
10. 10.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
12. 12.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) stable (c) granary (d) aviary
28. 28.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
29. 29.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) driver
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
33. 33.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
35. 35.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
36. 36.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
39. 39.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate

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