One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 96 · 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 garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
3. 3.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) famous
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
10. 10.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
11. 11.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
13. 13.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
17. 17.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
19. 19.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
20. 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
22. 22.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
27. 27.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
28. 28.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) patriot
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
32. 32.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
33. 33.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
35. 35.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) homophones
39. 39.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium

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