One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 877 · 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 birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
2. 2.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
3. 3.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
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: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) biologist
8. 8.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
10. 10.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
15. 15.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) employee (d) owner
17. 17.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
18. 18.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
19. 19.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) florist
24. 24.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
25. 25.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
26. 26.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) zoo (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
29. 29.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
31. 31.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
34. 34.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
36. 36.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) nurse
37. 37.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) flexible
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist

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