One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 110 · 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 repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) carpenter
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
5. 5.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) singer (c) tailor (d) painter
9. 9.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
10. 10.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
11. 11.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
15. 15.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
18. 18.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) agenda (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
22. 22.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aviary (d) aquarium
24. 24.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
27. 27.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
29. 29.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
30. 30.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
31. 31.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
38. 38.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade

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