One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 646 · 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 works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
2. 2.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) florist
7. 7.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) generous
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
9. 9.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) judge
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
13. 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) library
15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
16. 16.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
21. 21.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
22. 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) novice (d) amateur
24. 24.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
26. 26.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
27. 27.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
28. 28.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot

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