One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 962 · 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 speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
3. 3.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
5. 5.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
7. 7.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
9. 9.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) synonym
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
11. 11.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
12. 12.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) cyclist
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
18. 18.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
21. 21.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
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: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
25. 25.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) audible
27. 27.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
28. 28.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
29. 29.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
30. 30.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
31. 31.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
38. 38.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
39. 39.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
40. 40.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) scientist

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