One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 20 · 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) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
6. 6.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) generous
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pilot (d) pedestrian
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
14. 14.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
15. 15.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) hospital (d) orphanage
16. 16.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
17. 17.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) mint (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
20. 20.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
23. 23.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
25. 25.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
28. 28.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) edible (c) illiterate (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
35. 35.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
38. 38.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
39. 39.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer

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