One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 862 · 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: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
4. 4.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
5. 5.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
6. 6.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
7. 7.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
8. 8.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
10. 10.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
11. 11.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
13. 13.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) owner
14. 14.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) visible (d) inedible
16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
18. 18.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
20. 20.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
25. 25.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) literate (d) silent
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) menu (c) agenda (d) atlas
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) miser (d) tourist
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) aviary (c) museum (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library

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