One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 732 · 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 walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
3. 3.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
4. 4.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) prefix
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) museum (c) library (d) mint
6. 6.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) kennel (c) aviary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) insectivore (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
10. 10.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
12. 12.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) legal
14. 14.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) pilot
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) orphanage
17. 17.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
18. 18.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
19. 19.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
22. 22.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
23. 23.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) donor (d) glutton
26. 26.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
27. 27.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) synonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
28. 28.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) passenger
35. 35.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
36. 36.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) tailor (c) singer (d) poet
37. 37.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) audible
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
39. 39.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
40. 40.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography

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