One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 267 · 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) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
2. 2.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
4. 4.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
6. 6.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
12. 12.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
14. 14.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
15. 15.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
16. 16.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
21. 21.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illegal
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
23. 23.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
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 sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
31. 31.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
33. 33.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
37. 37.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
39. 39.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history

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