One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 792 · 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 stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
2. 2.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
3. 3.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
4. 4.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) orchard
6. 6.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
14. 14.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
15. 15.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
18. 18.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) optimist (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
27. 27.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
28. 28.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) synonyms (d) prefixes
29. 29.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
31. 31.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) novel (d) autobiography
34. 34.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
39. 39.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer

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