One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 239 · 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: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) plumber
3. 3.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) miser (c) optimist (d) patriot
5. 5.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) geologist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) sleepwalker (c) optimist (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
8. 8.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) flexible
9. 9.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) pessimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
10. 10.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
12. 12.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) daily (d) monthly
13. 13.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) miser (c) tourist (d) glutton
15. 15.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
16. 16.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) pessimist
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) polyglot
18. 18.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
19. 19.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
20. 20.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) visible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) atlas
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
24. 24.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) geologist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
25. 25.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) granary (b) museum (c) stadium (d) library
26. 26.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
27. 27.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
28. 28.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) fortnight (c) millennium (d) decade
29. 29.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
34. 34.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
35. 35.One word for: against the law (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) invisible
36. 36.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
37. 37.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) tourist (d) optimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
39. 39.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) antonym (d) homophone
40. 40.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) inedible (d) edible

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