One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 996 · 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 old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
3. 3.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
5. 5.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
11. 11.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
14. 14.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
19. 19.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
25. 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
28. 28.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
32. 32.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
34. 34.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
37. 37.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
40. 40.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) aviary

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