One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 589 · 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) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) pedestrian
2. 2.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
4. 4.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) visible
6. 6.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
8. 8.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
11. 11.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
17. 17.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
18. 18.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
19. 19.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) traitor
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) famous (d) unanimous
21. 21.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
23. 23.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) edible
24. 24.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) florist
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
27. 27.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) visible (d) audible
28. 28.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) scientist
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
35. 35.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) patients (d) pedestrians
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) illegible
38. 38.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) decade (d) fortnight
39. 39.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) dentist

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