One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 212 · 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 mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
2. 2.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) expert (d) beginner
5. 5.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
6. 6.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
12. 12.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
16. 16.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) victim
17. 17.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
18. 18.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
21. 21.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) miser (d) donor
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
23. 23.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
25. 25.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
28. 28.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
30. 30.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) dentist (c) florist (d) optician
32. 32.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
36. 36.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
40. 40.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu

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