One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 904 · 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) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
3. 3.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) optimist (c) glutton (d) patriot
4. 4.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
6. 6.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
7. 7.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
8. 8.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) aviary (d) granary
9. 9.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
10. 10.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) menu (d) diary
11. 11.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) glutton (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) owner (d) tourist
13. 13.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
14. 14.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) cyclist
15. 15.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) jockey
16. 16.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
17. 17.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) singer (d) poet
18. 18.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
19. 19.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) synonym (d) antonym
20. 20.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) pilot
22. 22.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) cashier
23. 23.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) geography
24. 24.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
27. 27.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) famous (c) generous (d) unanimous
28. 28.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
29. 29.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) barber (c) tailor (d) carpenter
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) library (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) dentist (d) botanist
34. 34.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
35. 35.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
36. 36.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
37. 37.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) audible
38. 38.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) pessimist (d) dentist
39. 39.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist

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