One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 628 · 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 plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
5. 5.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) florist
6. 6.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
7. 7.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) flexible
8. 8.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
9. 9.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
10. 10.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
12. 12.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) aviary (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) visitor
15. 15.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
16. 16.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) antonym
17. 17.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
19. 19.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
21. 21.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
23. 23.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
24. 24.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible
25. 25.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
26. 26.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) library (c) granary (d) zoo
27. 27.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pilot (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
28. 28.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
29. 29.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) menu (d) agenda
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) legal
34. 34.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
35. 35.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
36. 36.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
37. 37.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
39. 39.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) employee

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