One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 702 · 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) novel (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
2. 2.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
3. 3.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) scientist (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) pessimist
4. 4.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) annual
6. 6.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
7. 7.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) dentist (b) tailor (c) florist (d) cashier
8. 8.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
9. 9.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) library (b) museum (c) orphanage (d) hospital
10. 10.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) bank (d) library
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) victim (c) lawyer (d) judge
12. 12.One word for: a place where fish are kept (a) stable (b) aquarium (c) granary (d) aviary
13. 13.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
14. 14.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) zoologist (d) dentist
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) biology (b) history (c) astronomy (d) geography
16. 16.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) cinema (b) library (c) museum (d) stadium
17. 17.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) polyglot (d) patriot
18. 18.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) aviary (d) apiary
19. 19.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) diary (c) atlas (d) novel
20. 20.One word for: against the law (a) invisible (b) legal (c) illegal (d) impossible
21. 21.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
22. 22.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) invisible (b) illegal (c) illiterate (d) innocent
23. 23.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) volunteer (b) employee (c) tourist (d) owner
24. 24.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) inedible (c) edible (d) audible
25. 25.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) prefix (b) antonym (c) synonym (d) homophone
26. 26.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) tailor
27. 27.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
28. 28.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
29. 29.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) incorrect (c) invisible (d) illegal
30. 30.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) astronomy (d) biology
31. 31.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) omnivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore
32. 32.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
33. 33.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) talkative (b) literate (c) silent (d) bilingual
34. 34.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) optimist
35. 35.One word for: a book of maps (a) atlas (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) diary
36. 36.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) annual (c) monthly (d) weekly
37. 37.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
38. 38.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) veteran (b) expert (c) owner (d) beginner
39. 39.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) vegetarian (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
40. 40.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist

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