One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 855 · 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) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
2. 2.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
4. 4.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) judge (d) lawyer
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
6. 6.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
7. 7.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
8. 8.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) stable
9. 9.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
10. 10.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
12. 12.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
14. 14.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
15. 15.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) legal (c) invisible (d) illegal
16. 16.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
18. 18.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
19. 19.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) nurse
20. 20.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
21. 21.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
24. 24.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) synonym
25. 25.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) tourist (d) pedestrian
26. 26.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
28. 28.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) incorrect (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
31. 31.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
32. 32.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
34. 34.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
35. 35.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) geologist
36. 36.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
37. 37.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) illiterate (c) innocent (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore

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