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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 181 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
  2. 2.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
  3. 3.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
  4. 4.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
  5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
  6. 6.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) flexible (d) edible
  7. 7.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
  8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) crew (d) herd
  9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
  10. 10.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
  11. 11.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
  12. 12.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) granary (d) museum
  13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
  14. 14.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
  15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
  16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
  17. 17.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
  18. 18.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
  19. 19.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) painter (d) singer
  20. 20.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
  21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
  22. 22.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
  23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
  24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) biography
  25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
  26. 26.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
  27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
  28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
  29. 29.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
  30. 30.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
  31. 31.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
  32. 32.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
  33. 33.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
  34. 34.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
  35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
  36. 36.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
  37. 37.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
  38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
  39. 39.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
  40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner

Answer key

  1. expert
  2. audible
  3. carpenter
  4. orchard
  5. optimist
  6. fragile
  7. polyglot
  8. choir
  9. pilot
  10. history
  11. patient
  12. mint
  13. cinema
  14. ambidextrous
  15. plumber
  16. illegal
  17. weekly
  18. orphanage
  19. poet
  20. astronomer
  21. dentist
  22. apiary
  23. invisible
  24. autobiography
  25. impossible
  26. jockey
  27. illegible
  28. inedible
  29. donor
  30. century
  31. geography
  32. daily
  33. edible
  34. library
  35. spectators
  36. dictionary
  37. florist
  38. biology
  39. antonym
  40. volunteer

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