One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 606 · 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) atlas (b) autobiography (c) biography (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) glutton (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) miser
3. 3.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) edible (d) audible
4. 4.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
5. 5.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illegal (b) innocent (c) invisible (d) illiterate
6. 6.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
7. 7.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) mint (c) museum (d) bank
8. 8.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
10. 10.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
11. 11.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
12. 12.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) passenger (b) cyclist (c) pedestrian (d) driver
14. 14.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
15. 15.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
16. 16.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
17. 17.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) patriot (b) pilot (c) tourist (d) traitor
18. 18.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) library (b) granary (c) museum (d) aviary
19. 19.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) biologist (d) astronomer
20. 20.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) ambidextrous (b) talkative (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
21. 21.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) miser (c) donor (d) tourist
22. 22.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) flexible
23. 23.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
24. 24.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
25. 25.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) legal
26. 26.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) inaudible (c) inedible (d) invisible
27. 27.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
28. 28.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
30. 30.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) century (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) geologist
32. 32.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) pilot (d) conductor
33. 33.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) herbivore (d) carnivore
34. 34.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) fragile (d) edible
35. 35.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
36. 36.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) stadium (c) cinema (d) museum
37. 37.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) edible (d) audible
38. 38.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) surgeon
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
40. 40.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) cobbler (d) barber

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