One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 916 · 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 is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
2. 2.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) museum (d) library
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
11. 11.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) cashier (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
17. 17.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) talkative (d) literate
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) flexible
19. 19.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
20. 20.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
21. 21.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
22. 22.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
23. 23.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
25. 25.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) miser (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
30. 30.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) victim
32. 32.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
34. 34.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
36. 36.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
37. 37.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
38. 38.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
39. 39.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist

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