One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 878 · 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: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
6. 6.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) pedestrian (c) pilot (d) passenger
8. 8.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) decade (d) fortnight
9. 9.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
10. 10.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) weekly (c) annual (d) monthly
11. 11.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) unanimous
12. 12.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
13. 13.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) insectivore (d) carnivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) tourist
16. 16.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) cobbler
17. 17.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) talkative (c) silent (d) literate
18. 18.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) inedible
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
20. 20.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
21. 21.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) fleet (c) crew (d) herd
22. 22.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
23. 23.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) legal (d) impossible
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) orchard
27. 27.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) illegal
28. 28.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) orphanage (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
31. 31.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
32. 32.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) tailor (c) painter (d) poet
33. 33.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) dentist (d) optician
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) dentist
37. 37.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist

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