One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 408 · 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: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
2. 2.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
4. 4.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
5. 5.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
9. 9.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
10. 10.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
12. 12.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) pilot (c) traitor (d) patriot
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) aviary
16. 16.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
17. 17.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
19. 19.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
20. 20.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) sailor
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) traitor
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) semester
24. 24.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
29. 29.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) museum (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
33. 33.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) glutton (c) optimist (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
36. 36.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) biologist
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) sailor
39. 39.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
40. 40.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder