One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 918 · 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 repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
2. 2.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
7. 7.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
13. 13.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
14. 14.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
15. 15.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
17. 17.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
18. 18.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
21. 21.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
23. 23.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) library (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
25. 25.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) orphanage (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
27. 27.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
28. 28.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
29. 29.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
30. 30.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
31. 31.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
34. 34.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
35. 35.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
40. 40.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) driver

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