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One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 545 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
  2. 2.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
  3. 3.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
  4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
  5. 5.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
  6. 6.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
  7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
  8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
  9. 9.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
  10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
  11. 11.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
  12. 12.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
  13. 13.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
  14. 14.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
  15. 15.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
  16. 16.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
  17. 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) granary (c) stable (d) aquarium
  18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) edible
  19. 19.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
  20. 20.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
  21. 21.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
  22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
  23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
  24. 24.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
  25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
  26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
  27. 27.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
  28. 28.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
  29. 29.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) conductor
  30. 30.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
  31. 31.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) biologist (d) dentist
  32. 32.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
  33. 33.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
  34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) dentist
  35. 35.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
  36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) museum
  37. 37.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
  38. 38.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
  39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
  40. 40.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual

Answer key

  1. omnivore
  2. impossible
  3. invisible
  4. herbivore
  5. stadium
  6. plumber
  7. tourist
  8. audible
  9. inedible
  10. jockey
  11. optimist
  12. zoo
  13. mint
  14. diary
  15. synonym
  16. carpenter
  17. aquarium
  18. unbreakable
  19. fragile
  20. botanist
  21. poet
  22. dentist
  23. orchard
  24. antonym
  25. carnivore
  26. edible
  27. pedestrian
  28. florist
  29. pilot
  30. spectators
  31. astronomer
  32. homophones
  33. unanimous
  34. pessimist
  35. atlas
  36. museum
  37. apiary
  38. pharmacist
  39. inaudible
  40. annual

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