One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 411 · 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) autobiography (b) biography (c) novel (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) inedible (c) audible (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
6. 6.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) pessimist (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) donor (c) miser (d) glutton
8. 8.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) orchard
9. 9.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
10. 10.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) thief (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) donor
11. 11.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) patient (d) nurse
12. 12.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) unbreakable (b) invisible (c) edible (d) fragile
13. 13.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
14. 14.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
15. 15.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
17. 17.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) visible (c) flexible (d) fragile
18. 18.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
19. 19.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
20. 20.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) generous (c) unanimous (d) famous
21. 21.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
22. 22.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) antonym
24. 24.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) barber (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
25. 25.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aviary (c) granary (d) aquarium
26. 26.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
27. 27.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) legal (d) impossible
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
30. 30.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
31. 31.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) conductor (c) sailor (d) driver
32. 32.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) century (d) fortnight
33. 33.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) expert (c) beginner (d) veteran
34. 34.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) carpenter (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) tailor
35. 35.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) beginner (d) novice
36. 36.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) crew (d) choir
37. 37.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
38. 38.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
39. 39.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
40. 40.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) driver (d) pedestrian

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