One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 796 · 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 along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
4. 4.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) novel
7. 7.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
8. 8.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
11. 11.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
12. 12.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) passengers
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) invisible
16. 16.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
19. 19.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) hospital (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
23. 23.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
24. 24.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
25. 25.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) veterinarian
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) barber (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
29. 29.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
30. 30.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
31. 31.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
32. 32.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
33. 33.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
35. 35.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
36. 36.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) scavenger
39. 39.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) synonyms (d) homophones
40. 40.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert

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