One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 883 · 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 study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
2. 2.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) agenda (b) atlas (c) diary (d) menu
3. 3.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) passenger (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) atlas (b) diary (c) novel (d) dictionary
6. 6.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) pedestrians (c) patients (d) spectators
7. 7.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) granary (b) aviary (c) orchard (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) orphanage (b) museum (c) hospital (d) library
9. 9.One word for: happening once every year (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
10. 10.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) granary (c) orchard (d) aviary
11. 11.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aviary (b) apiary (c) aquarium (d) granary
12. 12.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) edible (c) invisible (d) illegible
13. 13.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) illegal (b) invisible (c) incorrect (d) impossible
14. 14.One word for: happening every week (a) weekly (b) annual (c) monthly (d) daily
15. 15.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) audible (c) edible (d) visible
16. 16.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
17. 17.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
18. 18.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) miser (b) donor (c) tourist (d) glutton
19. 19.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
20. 20.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) granary (b) zoo (c) museum (d) library
21. 21.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) nurse (b) visitor (c) surgeon (d) patient
22. 22.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) legal (d) invisible
23. 23.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) optimist (d) dentist
24. 24.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) biology (c) astronomy (d) history
25. 25.One word for: that which cannot be broken (a) invisible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) unbreakable
26. 26.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) cobbler (d) carpenter
27. 27.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) astronomy (c) geography (d) biology
28. 28.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) visible (c) edible (d) fragile
29. 29.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
30. 30.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) eyewitness (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) judge
32. 32.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
33. 33.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) geography (c) autobiography (d) biography
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
35. 35.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) plumber (b) tailor (c) barber (d) cobbler
36. 36.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) driver (c) pedestrian (d) passenger
37. 37.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
38. 38.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) synonym (b) prefix (c) homophone (d) antonym
39. 39.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) library (c) orphanage (d) hospital
40. 40.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) scavenger (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) herbivore

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