One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 340 · 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 repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
10. 10.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
17. 17.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) library (d) aquarium
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
19. 19.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
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 period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
23. 23.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
24. 24.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
25. 25.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
27. 27.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) inedible
31. 31.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
37. 37.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
38. 38.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
39. 39.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible

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