One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 977 · 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) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
2. 2.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
3. 3.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) silent (d) literate
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
5. 5.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) famous (c) generous (d) anonymous
6. 6.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) carpenter (d) barber
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) stadium (c) museum (d) library
8. 8.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) novel (c) biography (d) autobiography
9. 9.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
10. 10.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) optimist
12. 12.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
14. 14.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
15. 15.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) museum (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) hospital (d) orphanage
17. 17.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
20. 20.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
21. 21.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
23. 23.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
24. 24.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) herd (d) choir
27. 27.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) apiary
28. 28.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
29. 29.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) dentist
30. 30.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
31. 31.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) granary (d) bank
33. 33.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
34. 34.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
35. 35.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inaudible (c) illegible (d) inedible
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
38. 38.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) jockey
39. 39.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
40. 40.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century

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