One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 791 · 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) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) scavenger
2. 2.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) florist
3. 3.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
4. 4.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
5. 5.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) suffix
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) optimist (d) patriot
7. 7.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
8. 8.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) tailor (d) singer
9. 9.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) patients
10. 10.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) victim
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
14. 14.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) century (d) millennium
15. 15.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) biography (c) geography (d) atlas
16. 16.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
18. 18.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) tourist (d) miser
19. 19.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
20. 20.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) menu (c) atlas (d) diary
21. 21.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
24. 24.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
26. 26.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) patient
29. 29.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) library (d) kennel
30. 30.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) stadium (b) cinema (c) library (d) museum
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
32. 32.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) sailor
33. 33.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) incorrect
34. 34.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) talkative
35. 35.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) fortnight (c) semester (d) decade
36. 36.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) famous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
37. 37.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) hospital (c) museum (d) orphanage
38. 38.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
39. 39.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) impossible

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