One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 241 · 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) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) decade (d) century
3. 3.One word for: a book of maps (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
4. 4.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aquarium (d) aviary
5. 5.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
6. 6.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) impossible (d) illegal
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
8. 8.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
10. 10.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
11. 11.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) orchard (c) granary (d) library
12. 12.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
13. 13.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) mint (d) bank
14. 14.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) tourist (c) owner (d) volunteer
15. 15.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
16. 16.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
17. 17.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) generous
18. 18.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) incorrect (c) impossible (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) library (d) mint
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
22. 22.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
23. 23.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) prefixes (c) antonyms (d) homophones
24. 24.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
25. 25.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
26. 26.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
27. 27.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
28. 28.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) florist (d) pharmacist
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
30. 30.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) edible (d) fragile
31. 31.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
32. 32.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) optimist
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) prefix
34. 34.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) novice (c) beginner (d) expert
35. 35.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
36. 36.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) audible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illegible
37. 37.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) owner (c) beginner (d) expert
39. 39.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
40. 40.One word for: people who watch a match (a) spectators (b) passengers (c) patients (d) pedestrians

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