One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 471 · 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 sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
4. 4.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
7. 7.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
10. 10.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) atlas (d) agenda
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
14. 14.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) invisible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
17. 17.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
20. 20.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) legal (d) illegal
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
22. 22.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
25. 25.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
27. 27.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) granary (d) library
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
29. 29.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
33. 33.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) glutton
34. 34.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library

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