One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 277 · 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 study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
2. 2.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
3. 3.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) unanimous (c) famous (d) anonymous
4. 4.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) synonym
5. 5.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) spectators (d) passengers
7. 7.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) invisible
8. 8.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) pilot
9. 9.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) homophones (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
10. 10.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) hospital
11. 11.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
12. 12.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
14. 14.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) library (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
16. 16.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) polyglot (c) miser (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) flexible (c) fragile (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) beginner (b) owner (c) veteran (d) expert
21. 21.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
23. 23.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) audible (c) invisible (d) illegible
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) optician (b) veterinarian (c) dentist (d) florist
25. 25.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) zoo
26. 26.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) pharmacist (b) optician (c) florist (d) dentist
28. 28.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) biography (d) autobiography
30. 30.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) antonym (c) prefix (d) synonym
31. 31.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
32. 32.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
33. 33.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) bank (c) mint (d) museum
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
35. 35.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) edible
36. 36.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) scientist
37. 37.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
38. 38.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
39. 39.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
40. 40.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) novel

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