One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 424 · 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 teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
2. 2.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) beginner (d) novice
3. 3.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
6. 6.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
10. 10.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
19. 19.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
20. 20.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
22. 22.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
26. 26.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
30. 30.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
33. 33.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
34. 34.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
35. 35.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
36. 36.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
38. 38.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
39. 39.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
40. 40.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver

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