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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 365 · 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 who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
  2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
  3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
  4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
  5. 5.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
  6. 6.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
  7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
  8. 8.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) patient (d) visitor
  9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
  10. 10.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
  11. 11.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
  12. 12.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
  13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
  14. 14.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
  15. 15.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
  16. 16.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
  17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
  18. 18.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
  19. 19.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
  20. 20.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
  21. 21.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) granary
  22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
  23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
  24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
  25. 25.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
  26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
  27. 27.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
  28. 28.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
  29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
  30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
  31. 31.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
  32. 32.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) thief (d) borrower
  33. 33.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
  34. 34.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
  35. 35.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
  36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
  37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
  38. 38.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
  39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegal
  40. 40.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage

Answer key

  1. cobbler
  2. impossible
  3. florist
  4. passenger
  5. bilingual
  6. edible
  7. tourist
  8. patient
  9. weekly
  10. pessimist
  11. illegible
  12. hospital
  13. unbreakable
  14. poet
  15. inedible
  16. museum
  17. pharmacist
  18. choir
  19. plumber
  20. tailor
  21. stadium
  22. jockey
  23. expert
  24. herbivore
  25. fragile
  26. century
  27. barber
  28. diary
  29. decade
  30. fortnight
  31. bank
  32. donor
  33. millennium
  34. miser
  35. eyewitness
  36. daily
  37. orchard
  38. dictionary
  39. illiterate
  40. orphanage

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