One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 177 · 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 plants (a) carnivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) stable
5. 5.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
6. 6.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
7. 7.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) owner (d) expert
8. 8.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) impossible
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
11. 11.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
12. 12.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
14. 14.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
15. 15.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
16. 16.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) visible
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
21. 21.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) cashier (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
29. 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
30. 30.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
31. 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) poet (d) singer
32. 32.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
33. 33.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) suffix
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
35. 35.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
38. 38.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary

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