One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 335 · 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 is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) owner (d) expert
2. 2.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
3. 3.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
12. 12.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
13. 13.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
17. 17.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) museum (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
19. 19.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
24. 24.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) aviary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
26. 26.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
27. 27.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
31. 31.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) talkative
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) geography
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
37. 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee
38. 38.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
40. 40.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) driver

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