One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 236 · 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) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) beginner (c) expert (d) amateur
4. 4.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
5. 5.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
6. 6.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
8. 8.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
10. 10.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) stable (d) aquarium
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
14. 14.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
15. 15.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
16. 16.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) granary
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) legal (c) impossible (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
21. 21.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
23. 23.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
27. 27.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
29. 29.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
34. 34.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) glutton (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
36. 36.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) bank (d) mint
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
38. 38.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) museum (d) library
39. 39.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy

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