One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 704 · 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 doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
5. 5.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) invisible (d) impossible
8. 8.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
10. 10.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
12. 12.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
13. 13.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) donor (c) tourist (d) borrower
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
17. 17.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) miser (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
23. 23.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer
29. 29.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
32. 32.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
34. 34.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) talkative (d) silent
37. 37.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
38. 38.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
39. 39.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) pilot
40. 40.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary

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