One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 565 · 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 does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
2. 2.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) granary (c) stadium (d) library
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
4. 4.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
6. 6.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) cobbler
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
8. 8.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) library (c) orchard (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) crew
12. 12.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
13. 13.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
14. 14.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
16. 16.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) antonyms
17. 17.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) donor
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
20. 20.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) library (c) mint (d) bank
22. 22.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
24. 24.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
25. 25.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
27. 27.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) geologist (d) botanist
30. 30.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) jockey
31. 31.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) flexible (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) granary (c) orchard (d) library
34. 34.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) expert (c) veteran (d) owner
39. 39.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore

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