One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 194 · 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) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
2. 2.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
3. 3.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
4. 4.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
5. 5.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) museum (c) granary (d) bank
6. 6.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) zoo
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) pedestrian
8. 8.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) crew (c) choir (d) herd
9. 9.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
10. 10.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) illiterate
11. 11.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
12. 12.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
13. 13.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) museum (c) cinema (d) stadium
14. 14.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
15. 15.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) plumber (d) barber
16. 16.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) volunteer (d) owner
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
20. 20.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
22. 22.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
23. 23.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
24. 24.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
26. 26.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) dentist (d) tourist
27. 27.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
30. 30.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
32. 32.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) geography (d) astronomy
33. 33.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) innocent
35. 35.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) dentist
36. 36.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) patient (c) nurse (d) surgeon
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) miser
40. 40.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) flexible (d) visible

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