One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 254 · 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) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
3. 3.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
7. 7.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
9. 9.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
10. 10.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) owner (c) employee (d) tourist
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
12. 12.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
15. 15.One word for: happening every day (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
16. 16.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
17. 17.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) pedestrians (d) spectators
19. 19.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
20. 20.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
21. 21.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) barber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
25. 25.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) glutton (c) donor (d) tourist
26. 26.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
27. 27.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
28. 28.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint
29. 29.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
31. 31.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) cashier (c) dentist (d) florist
32. 32.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) optician (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) florist
33. 33.One word for: a period of ten years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
34. 34.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
35. 35.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) bilingual (c) literate (d) silent
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) botanist
37. 37.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) orchard (c) granary (d) aviary
39. 39.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) diary (c) menu (d) agenda
40. 40.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) illiterate (d) edible

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