One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 531 · 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 stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
3. 3.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) tailor (c) painter (d) singer
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) prefix
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) optimist
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
8. 8.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) donor
10. 10.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
13. 13.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) traitor
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) edible (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
18. 18.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
20. 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
22. 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
25. 25.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
34. 34.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) stable
35. 35.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
37. 37.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore

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