One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 51 · 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 both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illiterate
3. 3.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
4. 4.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
5. 5.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
6. 6.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) museum (c) granary (d) mint
8. 8.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) stadium (d) cinema
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
15. 15.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) optimist
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) expert (d) beginner
23. 23.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
24. 24.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) invisible (d) inaudible
26. 26.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
29. 29.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) library (d) granary
31. 31.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
32. 32.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) apiary
33. 33.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
35. 35.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
36. 36.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
37. 37.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) polyglot
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
39. 39.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium

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