One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 410 · 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 walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
4. 4.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) novel (d) biography
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
13. 13.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
14. 14.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
19. 19.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) surgeon (c) patient (d) nurse
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
22. 22.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) zoo
23. 23.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
24. 24.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
27. 27.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
29. 29.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) history (c) geography (d) astronomy
31. 31.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
33. 33.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
34. 34.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
36. 36.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) beginner (c) expert (d) veteran
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
40. 40.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary

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