One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 840 · 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 meat (a) vegetarian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
3. 3.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
7. 7.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
8. 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
10. 10.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
11. 11.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) zoo (d) museum
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
13. 13.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) crew (c) fleet (d) choir
14. 14.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
15. 15.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
20. 20.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
21. 21.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
22. 22.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
24. 24.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) generous
25. 25.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
26. 26.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
27. 27.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
28. 28.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) edible (c) invisible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) illiterate
31. 31.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
32. 32.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
37. 37.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
38. 38.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
39. 39.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) passenger

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