One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 643 · 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) atlas (b) autobiography (c) geography (d) biography
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) century (b) decade (c) semester (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) optimist
4. 4.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
5. 5.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) tailor (d) cobbler
6. 6.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) plumber (c) barber (d) tailor
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
9. 9.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) dentist (c) pharmacist (d) optician
10. 10.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
11. 11.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) inedible
12. 12.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
13. 13.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
14. 14.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) donor (c) tourist (d) miser
15. 15.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) illiterate
16. 16.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) talkative
17. 17.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
18. 18.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) kennel
19. 19.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) orchard (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) plumber (c) barber (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
22. 22.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) atlas (b) agenda (c) menu (d) diary
23. 23.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
24. 24.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) orphanage (c) museum (d) library
25. 25.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) mint (c) library (d) bank
26. 26.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
27. 27.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) tourist (b) traitor (c) pilot (d) patriot
28. 28.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) singer (b) painter (c) tailor (d) poet
29. 29.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) library (b) museum (c) granary (d) stadium
30. 30.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) museum (b) granary (c) library (d) zoo
31. 31.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
32. 32.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
33. 33.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
34. 34.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) driver (b) pilot (c) jockey (d) sailor
35. 35.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
36. 36.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
37. 37.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) vegetarian (d) herbivore
38. 38.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) granary (b) stable (c) aviary (d) aquarium
39. 39.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) library (d) stadium
40. 40.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal

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