One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 615 · 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) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) biography
3. 3.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
8. 8.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
9. 9.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) tailor
10. 10.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
11. 11.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
12. 12.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) aquarium
13. 13.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
16. 16.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) victim
17. 17.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) biologist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) geologist
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
20. 20.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
21. 21.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) history (d) astronomy
22. 22.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) barber
26. 26.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
27. 27.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
29. 29.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) patriot (d) optimist
30. 30.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) synonym
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
35. 35.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
37. 37.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
39. 39.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
40. 40.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian

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