One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 676 · 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 studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
4. 4.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) atlas (d) autobiography
5. 5.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
7. 7.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
8. 8.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) incorrect
13. 13.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) prefix (d) synonym
14. 14.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) lawyer
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) century (c) fortnight (d) decade
16. 16.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
17. 17.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) jockey
19. 19.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
21. 21.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
24. 24.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) florist (c) tailor (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
30. 30.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) dentist
35. 35.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) stadium (c) granary (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
37. 37.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) library (c) orchard (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) pharmacist (d) optician

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