One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 249 · 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: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
2. 2.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) novel
3. 3.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
4. 4.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) famous (d) unanimous
5. 5.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
6. 6.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) pedestrian (c) cyclist (d) driver
7. 7.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) driver (c) sailor (d) pilot
8. 8.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) illiterate (d) talkative
10. 10.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) diary (c) dictionary (d) novel
11. 11.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) edible (c) audible (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) semester (d) century
14. 14.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) mint (b) bank (c) museum (d) granary
15. 15.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) florist
17. 17.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) decade (b) century (c) millennium (d) fortnight
18. 18.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) invisible
19. 19.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) library (d) zoo
21. 21.One word for: easily broken (a) flexible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) diary (d) agenda
23. 23.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
24. 24.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) aviary
25. 25.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
26. 26.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) granary (d) aviary
27. 27.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
28. 28.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
29. 29.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) library (c) museum (d) orphanage
30. 30.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) invisible (c) unbreakable (d) edible
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
32. 32.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) hospital (c) library (d) orphanage
33. 33.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) synonym
34. 34.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) history (d) biology
35. 35.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) poet (b) painter (c) singer (d) tailor
36. 36.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) history (d) geography
37. 37.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
38. 38.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) glutton
39. 39.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
40. 40.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot

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