One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 927 · 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) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
2. 2.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
8. 8.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
16. 16.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
20. 20.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
24. 24.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
26. 26.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
27. 27.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
33. 33.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
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 person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
36. 36.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
37. 37.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
38. 38.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
39. 39.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
40. 40.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger

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