One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 907 · 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) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
4. 4.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) owner (d) veteran
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
7. 7.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
10. 10.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
17. 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
19. 19.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
21. 21.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) agenda (d) menu
22. 22.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
25. 25.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) herd (d) fleet
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
40. 40.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible

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