One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 938 · 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) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
6. 6.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) visible (c) audible (d) inedible
7. 7.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) insectivore
8. 8.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
10. 10.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
12. 12.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) judge (d) lawyer
13. 13.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) fragile (c) audible (d) edible
14. 14.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
15. 15.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
17. 17.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
18. 18.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
21. 21.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
22. 22.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) geologist
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
25. 25.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) stadium
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
28. 28.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) novice (c) amateur (d) expert
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) cashier (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
32. 32.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
34. 34.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
35. 35.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
36. 36.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) conductor
37. 37.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
38. 38.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
39. 39.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian

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