One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 950 · 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 money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
5. 5.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) innocent (d) illiterate
6. 6.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
12. 12.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
14. 14.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
15. 15.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
17. 17.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
18. 18.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
19. 19.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
22. 22.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) judge (d) eyewitness
26. 26.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) owner (d) veteran
27. 27.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
30. 30.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
33. 33.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) passenger
36. 36.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist

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