One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 47 · 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) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
2. 2.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) zoologist
5. 5.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
7. 7.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
8. 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) famous
11. 11.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
12. 12.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
14. 14.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
15. 15.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
16. 16.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
17. 17.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
18. 18.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) expert (d) novice
19. 19.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
20. 20.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
21. 21.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
23. 23.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
24. 24.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
26. 26.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inaudible
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
28. 28.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
29. 29.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) prefix
30. 30.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) pilot
31. 31.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
32. 32.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) literate
33. 33.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
34. 34.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
38. 38.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) agenda (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) edible (d) fragile
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) tourist (d) volunteer

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