One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 627 · 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) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
3. 3.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) stadium
4. 4.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
7. 7.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
8. 8.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) florist (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
11. 11.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
12. 12.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) florist
19. 19.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
21. 21.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
26. 26.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
29. 29.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
35. 35.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
36. 36.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
37. 37.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) illiterate (d) ambidextrous
38. 38.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight

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