One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 998 · 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 cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
2. 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
9. 9.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
13. 13.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
14. 14.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim
15. 15.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
16. 16.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
17. 17.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
19. 19.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) cinema
20. 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aquarium
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) optician (d) dentist
22. 22.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
26. 26.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
34. 34.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
35. 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
36. 36.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
37. 37.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
40. 40.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot

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