One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 595 · 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) biography (b) novel (c) autobiography (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) millennium (d) decade
3. 3.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) nurse (c) visitor (d) patient
4. 4.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
5. 5.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) eyewitness (c) victim (d) judge
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
8. 8.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
9. 9.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
10. 10.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
11. 11.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) atlas (c) geography (d) autobiography
12. 12.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) museum
13. 13.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) history
14. 14.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) passengers (d) spectators
15. 15.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) jockey
18. 18.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
20. 20.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) polyglot (b) optimist (c) miser (d) patriot
21. 21.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
22. 22.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) tailor
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) semester (c) decade (d) century
24. 24.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
25. 25.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
27. 27.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
28. 28.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) herbivore
29. 29.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) atlas (d) diary
30. 30.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) fragile (c) edible (d) audible
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) silent (c) talkative (d) bilingual
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) granary
33. 33.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) zoologist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
34. 34.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) bank (d) library
35. 35.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) tourist (c) pedestrian (d) optimist
37. 37.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) miser
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) daily (d) weekly
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) decade (d) century
40. 40.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver

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