One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 988 · 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) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
2. 2.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) scientist (d) optimist
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
4. 4.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
7. 7.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) granary (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
9. 9.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) barber
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
11. 11.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
12. 12.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
13. 13.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
16. 16.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) inedible (d) illegible
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) invisible (b) incorrect (c) illegal (d) impossible
19. 19.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) diary (d) novel
20. 20.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
22. 22.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) owner
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
28. 28.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) patients
29. 29.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
30. 30.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
32. 32.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
33. 33.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
34. 34.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) agenda (c) atlas (d) diary
35. 35.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
36. 36.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
39. 39.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
40. 40.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible

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