One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 692 · 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) autobiography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) novel
2. 2.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) semester
3. 3.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) museum (c) library (d) stadium
4. 4.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) hospital (b) aviary (c) orphanage (d) library
5. 5.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) bank (c) library (d) museum
6. 6.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) tailor
7. 7.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) sleepwalker (b) pedestrian (c) tourist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) annual (c) weekly (d) daily
9. 9.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) bank (b) mint (c) museum (d) granary
10. 10.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) tourist (d) donor
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) tourist (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) owner
12. 12.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
13. 13.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) innocent (b) illiterate (c) illegal (d) invisible
14. 14.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) scavenger
15. 15.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) illiterate (b) bilingual (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) florist (c) tailor (d) cashier
17. 17.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) aviary (b) stable (c) aquarium (d) granary
18. 18.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) passengers (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
19. 19.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) barber
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
21. 21.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) pilot (c) patriot (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
25. 25.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) judge (c) lawyer (d) eyewitness
26. 26.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) novel (c) dictionary (d) diary
27. 27.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) patient (c) surgeon (d) visitor
28. 28.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) biologist (c) geologist (d) dentist
29. 29.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inedible (b) illegible (c) inaudible (d) invisible
30. 30.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) diary (c) menu (d) atlas
31. 31.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
32. 32.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) suffix (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) antonym
33. 33.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) inedible (d) visible
34. 34.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) homophones (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) synonyms
36. 36.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) astronomer (c) botanist (d) zoologist
37. 37.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) aviary (b) granary (c) aquarium (d) orchard
38. 38.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) plumber (c) tailor (d) cobbler
39. 39.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
40. 40.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey

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