One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 253 · 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) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
3. 3.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
5. 5.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
6. 6.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) edible (d) invisible
7. 7.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
9. 9.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
10. 10.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
11. 11.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
13. 13.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) glutton (d) miser
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) stable
16. 16.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) polyglot
17. 17.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
18. 18.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) literate (d) bilingual
19. 19.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
26. 26.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
28. 28.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
29. 29.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
32. 32.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) thief (c) borrower (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) granary
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
37. 37.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
38. 38.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) scientist (d) pessimist

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