One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 2 · 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) autobiography (b) novel (c) biography (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) singer (c) poet (d) painter
3. 3.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
4. 4.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) vegetarian (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) library (c) stadium (d) cinema
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) botanist (d) zoologist
7. 7.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) silent
8. 8.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) dentist
9. 9.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
10. 10.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
11. 11.One word for: the study of past events (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
12. 12.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) illiterate
13. 13.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century
14. 14.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
15. 15.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) tourist (d) donor
16. 16.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
17. 17.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) annual (d) daily
19. 19.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
20. 20.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
21. 21.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
22. 22.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
23. 23.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) scientist
24. 24.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
25. 25.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) polyglot (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
29. 29.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) aviary
30. 30.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) novel
31. 31.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
32. 32.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
33. 33.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) driver (d) pedestrian
34. 34.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) diary (d) dictionary
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) dentist (d) florist
36. 36.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
37. 37.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) decade
39. 39.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) granary
40. 40.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) zoo (d) library

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