One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 731 · 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) atlas (c) novel (d) biography
2. 2.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) carnivore (b) pedestrian (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
3. 3.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible
4. 4.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
5. 5.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) kennel (c) library (d) aquarium
7. 7.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) monthly (d) weekly
8. 8.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) century (d) millennium
9. 9.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) edible (b) audible (c) inedible (d) visible
10. 10.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
11. 11.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) veterinarian (b) florist (c) optician (d) dentist
12. 12.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) plumber
13. 13.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) conductor (d) sailor
14. 14.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
15. 15.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
16. 16.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) geography (b) biology (c) history (d) astronomy
17. 17.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) sailor (c) driver (d) jockey
18. 18.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
19. 19.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) edible (b) unbreakable (c) fragile (d) invisible
20. 20.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
21. 21.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
22. 22.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) semester (d) decade
24. 24.One word for: a person who writes poems (a) tailor (b) painter (c) poet (d) singer
25. 25.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) plumber
26. 26.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) unanimous (b) anonymous (c) generous (d) famous
27. 27.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) millennium (c) century (d) decade
28. 28.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) illegal (c) impossible (d) invisible
29. 29.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) geography
30. 30.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) optician (b) florist (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
31. 31.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) visitor (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) patient
32. 32.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) scavenger (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) antonym (b) synonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) pedestrian (c) tourist (d) sleepwalker
37. 37.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) suffix (d) homophone
38. 38.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
39. 39.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) bilingual (c) talkative (d) literate
40. 40.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible

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