One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 327 · 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) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
3. 3.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) museum (d) granary
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
5. 5.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) homophones
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
9. 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
10. 10.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
11. 11.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
16. 16.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) sailor
17. 17.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
18. 18.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
19. 19.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) dentist (d) zoologist
21. 21.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
23. 23.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) generous
25. 25.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
28. 28.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
30. 30.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
31. 31.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
32. 32.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
36. 36.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) singer (c) poet (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
40. 40.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot

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