One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 220 · 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) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
3. 3.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
4. 4.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) donor
5. 5.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
8. 8.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) donor (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
11. 11.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
13. 13.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
17. 17.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) veterinarian
18. 18.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
19. 19.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) diary (d) dictionary
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
21. 21.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) zoo (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
24. 24.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
25. 25.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) impossible (d) invisible
28. 28.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
31. 31.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
33. 33.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
34. 34.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) museum (d) hospital
35. 35.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
36. 36.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer

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