One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 406 · 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) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) tailor (d) singer
3. 3.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) menu
4. 4.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
5. 5.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
8. 8.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
10. 10.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
11. 11.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
17. 17.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) incorrect (d) impossible
18. 18.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
19. 19.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) library (c) bank (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) patients
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) patriot
23. 23.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
24. 24.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
29. 29.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
31. 31.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
32. 32.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) generous
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) geography
35. 35.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
36. 36.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) mint (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
38. 38.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore

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