One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 315 · 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 life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) biography
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) herbivore (d) insectivore
3. 3.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) weekly (c) daily (d) monthly
4. 4.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) astronomer
5. 5.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
6. 6.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) granary (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) antonym (d) homophone
11. 11.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) glutton (c) patriot (d) miser
12. 12.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) edible (d) invisible
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
14. 14.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) homophone
15. 15.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
16. 16.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
17. 17.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
18. 18.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) edible (c) invisible (d) unbreakable
20. 20.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) visitor (d) surgeon
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) dentist (c) florist (d) tailor
22. 22.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
23. 23.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
24. 24.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) semester (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) flexible (d) fragile
27. 27.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) diary (c) atlas (d) dictionary
28. 28.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) fleet (d) herd
29. 29.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
30. 30.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
31. 31.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) novice (d) expert
32. 32.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
33. 33.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) anonymous
34. 34.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) library (d) orphanage
36. 36.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
37. 37.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) zoo (c) library (d) granary
38. 38.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
39. 39.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) jockey
40. 40.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual

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