One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 982 · 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 park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
2. 2.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
3. 3.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
8. 8.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
9. 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) tourist (d) employee
18. 18.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
29. 29.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
31. 31.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) museum (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
34. 34.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist

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