One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 224 · 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 both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
3. 3.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
6. 6.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) illegal
10. 10.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) owner
12. 12.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) menu (c) diary (d) agenda
13. 13.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
15. 15.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) driver
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
18. 18.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
20. 20.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
25. 25.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
28. 28.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
31. 31.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
34. 34.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
36. 36.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
38. 38.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) talkative
40. 40.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas

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