One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 165 · 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 sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) polyglot
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
9. 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) illiterate
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
14. 14.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
15. 15.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) library (d) hospital
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
19. 19.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
20. 20.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
23. 23.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
24. 24.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
29. 29.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
30. 30.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
35. 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
37. 37.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
38. 38.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor

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