One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 405 · 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 meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
4. 4.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) jockey
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
13. 13.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
14. 14.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
15. 15.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
16. 16.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
17. 17.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
19. 19.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) granary (d) aquarium
20. 20.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
22. 22.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
23. 23.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
24. 24.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) library (c) kennel (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
28. 28.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) impossible
31. 31.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
32. 32.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
34. 34.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) geography (d) biology
35. 35.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
37. 37.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
38. 38.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) donor
39. 39.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) owner (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative

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