One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 509 · 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 medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
3. 3.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
5. 5.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
8. 8.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
10. 10.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
12. 12.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
13. 13.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) illegible
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
18. 18.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) zoo (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) donor (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) victim
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
25. 25.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
27. 27.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
37. 37.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
39. 39.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) tourist (c) owner (d) employee

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