One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 633 · 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 eats far too much (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) miser
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
3. 3.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) zoologist
5. 5.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) choir (d) crew
6. 6.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
8. 8.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
9. 9.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) stadium (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
14. 14.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) invisible
17. 17.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
18. 18.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) millennium
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
20. 20.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
21. 21.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) plumber
23. 23.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) synonym
24. 24.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
25. 25.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) jockey (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) biography
27. 27.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) illiterate (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) stable (d) granary
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) beginner (c) expert (d) owner
32. 32.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) florist
34. 34.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
35. 35.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
36. 36.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
38. 38.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
39. 39.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
40. 40.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) museum (d) mint

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