One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 130 · 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: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
3. 3.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) aviary (d) hospital
4. 4.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
5. 5.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
9. 9.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) library
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) optimist
12. 12.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
13. 13.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
14. 14.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
15. 15.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
17. 17.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
19. 19.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
20. 20.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
21. 21.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
24. 24.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) prefixes
26. 26.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
33. 33.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) traitor
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
38. 38.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
39. 39.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
40. 40.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness

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