One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 525 · 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) vegetarian (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) thief (d) borrower
3. 3.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
6. 6.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
7. 7.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
8. 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) stable (d) aviary
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
12. 12.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
16. 16.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
17. 17.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) anonymous (d) generous
20. 20.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
21. 21.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) granary (c) museum (d) bank
22. 22.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
24. 24.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
25. 25.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
26. 26.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
29. 29.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) audible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
32. 32.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
33. 33.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
34. 34.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
36. 36.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas

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