One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 72 · 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) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
2. 2.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) homophones
6. 6.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
7. 7.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
8. 8.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
9. 9.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
10. 10.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
11. 11.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) library
12. 12.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) employee
17. 17.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) museum (b) stadium (c) granary (d) library
18. 18.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
20. 20.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
21. 21.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
22. 22.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) silent
23. 23.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) driver (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) legal
29. 29.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
30. 30.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) tourist (d) thief
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
35. 35.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
36. 36.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) patients
37. 37.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) geologist (d) zoologist
39. 39.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore

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