One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 237 · 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: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
3. 3.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
4. 4.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) sailor (c) driver (d) pilot
5. 5.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) synonyms
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
7. 7.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
8. 8.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
9. 9.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) borrower (c) donor (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) homophone
13. 13.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
14. 14.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
15. 15.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) flexible
16. 16.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
17. 17.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) library (c) hospital (d) museum
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
19. 19.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) optician
21. 21.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
22. 22.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) poet (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
26. 26.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
28. 28.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) jockey (c) pilot (d) driver
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
31. 31.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) tourist
33. 33.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
35. 35.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
36. 36.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
38. 38.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
39. 39.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
40. 40.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight

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