One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 504 · 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) geography (b) biography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
3. 3.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) illiterate
5. 5.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
6. 6.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
7. 7.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) millennium (c) fortnight (d) decade
8. 8.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
9. 9.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) history
10. 10.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
11. 11.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) pilot
12. 12.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
13. 13.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) library
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
15. 15.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
16. 16.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
17. 17.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) beginner (c) expert (d) novice
18. 18.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
19. 19.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) tailor (c) cashier (d) dentist
20. 20.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
21. 21.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
22. 22.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
23. 23.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) pilot (d) driver
24. 24.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
25. 25.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) astronomer (b) botanist (c) zoologist (d) dentist
26. 26.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) poet (c) tailor (d) painter
27. 27.One word for: a group of singers (a) choir (b) crew (c) herd (d) fleet
28. 28.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) granary
29. 29.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
30. 30.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
31. 31.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) optimist
32. 32.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
34. 34.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
35. 35.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) illiterate (d) bilingual
36. 36.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) apiary (c) aviary (d) aquarium
37. 37.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) geologist (d) biologist
38. 38.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
39. 39.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) monthly (c) daily (d) annual
40. 40.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) granary (c) museum (d) mint

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