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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 854 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
  2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
  3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
  4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
  5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
  6. 6.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
  7. 7.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) donor (d) borrower
  8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
  9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
  10. 10.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
  11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
  12. 12.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
  13. 13.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
  14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
  15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
  16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
  17. 17.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
  18. 18.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
  19. 19.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
  20. 20.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
  21. 21.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
  22. 22.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
  23. 23.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
  24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
  25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
  26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) suffix (d) antonym
  27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
  28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
  29. 29.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
  30. 30.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
  31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
  32. 32.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
  33. 33.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
  34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
  35. 35.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
  36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
  37. 37.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
  38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
  39. 39.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
  40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual

Answer key

  1. carpenter
  2. biology
  3. glutton
  4. florist
  5. cinema
  6. cobbler
  7. donor
  8. century
  9. bilingual
  10. mint
  11. veterinarian
  12. sleepwalker
  13. illiterate
  14. omnivore
  15. edible
  16. apiary
  17. botanist
  18. invisible
  19. dictionary
  20. decade
  21. astronomer
  22. passenger
  23. autobiography
  24. herbivore
  25. tailor
  26. antonym
  27. illegible
  28. poet
  29. patient
  30. orchard
  31. polyglot
  32. weekly
  33. choir
  34. synonym
  35. impossible
  36. inedible
  37. unanimous
  38. pessimist
  39. hospital
  40. annual

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