One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 403 · 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 doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
2. 2.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) novice
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
5. 5.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
6. 6.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
7. 7.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
10. 10.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
11. 11.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) aquarium
13. 13.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
18. 18.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
19. 19.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) geologist
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) zoologist
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
25. 25.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) patriot
27. 27.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
29. 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
31. 31.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
36. 36.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
38. 38.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
39. 39.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
40. 40.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary

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