One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 178 · 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) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
3. 3.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) passenger (d) pedestrian
5. 5.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) granary
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) florist
8. 8.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) donor (c) tourist (d) thief
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) edible (d) unbreakable
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
13. 13.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
14. 14.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
15. 15.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) eyewitness (c) lawyer (d) judge
16. 16.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) beginner (d) owner
17. 17.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
18. 18.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
19. 19.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) generous (c) famous (d) anonymous
20. 20.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
21. 21.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
22. 22.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) veterinarian
23. 23.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) surgeon (c) nurse (d) visitor
24. 24.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) painter (d) poet
27. 27.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) owner (d) volunteer
29. 29.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
30. 30.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) century
31. 31.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
33. 33.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
35. 35.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
37. 37.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
38. 38.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
39. 39.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
40. 40.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) inedible (c) inaudible (d) illegible

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