One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 600 · 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 repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
2. 2.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
3. 3.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) library
4. 4.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
11. 11.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
12. 12.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
14. 14.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) donor (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
16. 16.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
17. 17.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
18. 18.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) glutton
21. 21.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
23. 23.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
26. 26.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
31. 31.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) choir (d) fleet
34. 34.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
35. 35.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
36. 36.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist

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