One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 261 · 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: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) fragile (c) unbreakable (d) edible
2. 2.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) atlas (d) biography
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) prefixes (c) synonyms (d) antonyms
4. 4.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) painter (b) poet (c) singer (d) tailor
5. 5.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
6. 6.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily
7. 7.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) owner (d) volunteer
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) biologist (c) dentist (d) astronomer
10. 10.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
11. 11.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous
12. 12.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) jockey (d) driver
13. 13.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) pilot (d) passenger
15. 15.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) patient (d) surgeon
16. 16.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) flexible (c) visible (d) fragile
17. 17.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
18. 18.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) beginner (b) amateur (c) novice (d) expert
19. 19.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) miser (b) polyglot (c) patriot (d) optimist
20. 20.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
21. 21.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) novel
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) driver (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) pedestrian
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
24. 24.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) glutton (d) tourist
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) orphanage (b) aviary (c) hospital (d) library
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) carpenter (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) zoologist
29. 29.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) sleepwalker (c) pedestrian (d) tourist
30. 30.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
31. 31.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
32. 32.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
33. 33.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) inedible (c) illegible (d) invisible
34. 34.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
35. 35.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) illiterate (c) invisible (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
39. 39.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
40. 40.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) century

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