One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 707 · 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) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) optimist (d) tourist
3. 3.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) pilot (c) driver (d) passenger
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
5. 5.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
7. 7.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
8. 8.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) illegible
11. 11.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
12. 12.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) miser (d) patriot
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) library
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) suffix (c) synonym (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) cinema (d) stadium
16. 16.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) plumber
17. 17.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) zoo
21. 21.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) expert (c) amateur (d) novice
22. 22.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) stable (d) granary
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
24. 24.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
26. 26.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
27. 27.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
28. 28.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) apiary (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
32. 32.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
34. 34.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
35. 35.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
36. 36.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
37. 37.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) talkative
38. 38.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography

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