One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 709 · 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 makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
3. 3.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
6. 6.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
8. 8.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
9. 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
14. 14.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
15. 15.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
18. 18.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
19. 19.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aquarium (d) aviary
20. 20.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) victim
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
35. 35.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
37. 37.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) impossible
40. 40.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint

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