One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 553 · 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) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
2. 2.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) owner (c) volunteer (d) employee
3. 3.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) pharmacist (c) optician (d) dentist
4. 4.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
5. 5.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) orchard (c) aquarium (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
7. 7.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) apiary (b) aviary (c) aquarium (d) granary
8. 8.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) herbivore
10. 10.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) stadium (c) library (d) cinema
11. 11.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) carpenter
14. 14.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
15. 15.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) poet (c) singer (d) painter
16. 16.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
17. 17.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
18. 18.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) pedestrian (d) vegetarian
19. 19.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) traitor (d) tourist
21. 21.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) cashier (c) tailor (d) florist
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) pilot (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: happening once every year (a) weekly (b) daily (c) monthly (d) annual
24. 24.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
25. 25.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
26. 26.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) cyclist (d) driver
27. 27.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) bilingual
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) insectivore
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) astronomer (b) zoologist (c) botanist (d) geologist
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) museum (c) zoo (d) library
31. 31.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) tourist (c) borrower (d) thief
32. 32.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) tourist (c) donor (d) glutton
33. 33.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) edible (c) audible (d) visible
34. 34.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) homophones (c) antonyms (d) prefixes
35. 35.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) dentist (c) geologist (d) biologist
37. 37.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
38. 38.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) innocent (c) illegal (d) illiterate
39. 39.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) barber
40. 40.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) patients (c) passengers (d) spectators

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