One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 661 · 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: a book of maps (a) novel (b) dictionary (c) diary (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: a period of ten years (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) millennium
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) novice (b) amateur (c) beginner (d) expert
4. 4.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) atlas (c) autobiography (d) novel
5. 5.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
6. 6.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) botanist
7. 7.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) edible (c) audible (d) fragile
8. 8.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
9. 9.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) invisible (b) illegible (c) inedible (d) inaudible
10. 10.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) bilingual
12. 12.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) conductor (c) driver (d) pilot
13. 13.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) museum (c) library (d) granary
14. 14.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) daily (d) weekly
15. 15.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) fragile (b) unbreakable (c) invisible (d) edible
16. 16.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
17. 17.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) silent (c) bilingual (d) literate
18. 18.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
19. 19.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) tailor (c) plumber (d) carpenter
21. 21.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) famous (b) generous (c) anonymous (d) unanimous
22. 22.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
23. 23.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) bank (b) mint (c) library (d) museum
24. 24.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) barber
25. 25.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) weekly (c) daily (d) annual
26. 26.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
27. 27.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegible (d) edible
28. 28.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
29. 29.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) dentist (c) pessimist (d) optimist
30. 30.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) lawyer (b) judge (c) victim (d) eyewitness
31. 31.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) aviary (b) granary (c) library (d) orchard
32. 32.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) stadium (d) museum
33. 33.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
34. 34.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) granary (d) apiary
35. 35.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) jockey (c) sailor (d) driver
36. 36.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) barber
37. 37.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) library (b) aquarium (c) kennel (d) aviary
38. 38.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
39. 39.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) atlas (c) agenda (d) menu
40. 40.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible

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