One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 861 · 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) biography (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) atlas
2. 2.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) biology (d) geography
3. 3.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) donor (b) glutton (c) miser (d) tourist
4. 4.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) history (c) biology (d) astronomy
5. 5.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) passenger (c) driver (d) cyclist
6. 6.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
7. 7.One word for: a group of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) crew (d) choir
8. 8.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) diary (b) agenda (c) menu (d) atlas
9. 9.One word for: happening every week (a) monthly (b) daily (c) weekly (d) annual
10. 10.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
11. 11.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
12. 12.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
13. 13.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) optician (c) pharmacist (d) florist
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
15. 15.One word for: a period of ten years (a) millennium (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
16. 16.One word for: happening every day (a) annual (b) monthly (c) weekly (d) daily
17. 17.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) sailor (c) conductor (d) pilot
18. 18.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) diary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) dictionary
19. 19.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) fortnight (b) decade (c) millennium (d) century
20. 20.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) illegible (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) traitor (b) tourist (c) pilot (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) beginner (c) novice (d) amateur
23. 23.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) antonym (c) homophone (d) prefix
24. 24.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) carpenter (c) barber (d) plumber
25. 25.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) museum (d) library
26. 26.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) library (c) museum (d) zoo
27. 27.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aviary (b) aquarium (c) library (d) kennel
28. 28.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) astronomy (b) history (c) biology (d) geography
29. 29.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) botanist (b) astronomer (c) dentist (d) zoologist
30. 30.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) anonymous (b) unanimous (c) generous (d) famous
31. 31.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) carpenter
32. 32.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) granary (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) aquarium
33. 33.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) illiterate
34. 34.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) library (d) aviary
35. 35.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) pedestrian
36. 36.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) optician (c) florist (d) pharmacist
37. 37.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
38. 38.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
39. 39.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) inaudible (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) inedible
40. 40.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief

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