One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 150 · 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: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) glutton (c) donor (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
4. 4.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) silent (c) literate (d) talkative
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) driver (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
7. 7.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
9. 9.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) granary
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
13. 13.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) optimist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
16. 16.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) ambidextrous
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
18. 18.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
19. 19.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
21. 21.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) novel (d) atlas
22. 22.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) pedestrian
23. 23.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) judge (c) victim (d) lawyer
24. 24.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
25. 25.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) patriot (c) miser (d) optimist
27. 27.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) annual (d) daily
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
31. 31.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
32. 32.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) cobbler
33. 33.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) library (c) aviary (d) orphanage
34. 34.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) stable
35. 35.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) suffix
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) inedible
38. 38.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
39. 39.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
40. 40.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) fragile (c) invisible (d) edible

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