One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 252 · 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) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
3. 3.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
4. 4.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) museum (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
7. 7.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
8. 8.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
10. 10.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
11. 11.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
12. 12.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) homophone
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) tourist (c) glutton (d) miser
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
17. 17.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) novice (d) amateur
20. 20.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
21. 21.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
24. 24.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) geologist
26. 26.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
28. 28.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
29. 29.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) botanist
36. 36.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary

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