One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 122 · 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 studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
4. 4.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) innocent
9. 9.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
11. 11.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) spectators (c) patients (d) passengers
12. 12.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) visitor
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
17. 17.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
18. 18.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
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 mends shoes (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
22. 22.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
25. 25.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) herd (d) fleet
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
31. 31.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) patriot
32. 32.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
33. 33.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
34. 34.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
36. 36.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) semester

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