One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 263 · 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: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
3. 3.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
9. 9.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
10. 10.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) innocent
11. 11.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
12. 12.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
14. 14.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) stable
16. 16.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
18. 18.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
20. 20.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
21. 21.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
28. 28.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
30. 30.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) tourist
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger
32. 32.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illiterate (c) edible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) silent
35. 35.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
39. 39.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
40. 40.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology

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