One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 645 · 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 mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
3. 3.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) inedible
4. 4.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
6. 6.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) museum (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
11. 11.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
14. 14.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
18. 18.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
20. 20.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
21. 21.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) poet (d) painter
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
27. 27.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
29. 29.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) bank (d) mint
30. 30.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
34. 34.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) cyclist
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
38. 38.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
40. 40.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor

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