One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 302 · 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) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
3. 3.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
5. 5.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
6. 6.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) florist (d) dentist
7. 7.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
8. 8.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) painter (d) tailor
9. 9.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) glutton
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) herd (d) choir
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
22. 22.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
23. 23.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
25. 25.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
27. 27.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
35. 35.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) aviary (d) kennel
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
37. 37.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) patriot

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