One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 803 · 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 flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) conductor
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
3. 3.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) museum (d) cinema
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
6. 6.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
7. 7.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) library
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
11. 11.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
12. 12.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) tailor (d) poet
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
18. 18.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
21. 21.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
27. 27.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
28. 28.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
30. 30.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) antonyms
31. 31.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) expert
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) florist
33. 33.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
38. 38.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
39. 39.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum

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