One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 978 · 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) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
2. 2.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) expert (b) beginner (c) veteran (d) owner
3. 3.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) suffix (d) antonym
4. 4.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) talkative (b) ambidextrous (c) bilingual (d) illiterate
5. 5.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) museum (d) stadium
6. 6.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) victim (c) eyewitness (d) lawyer
7. 7.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) pilot (b) pedestrian (c) passenger (d) driver
8. 8.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) cobbler (c) carpenter (d) barber
9. 9.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) borrower (b) thief (c) donor (d) tourist
10. 10.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
11. 11.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) incorrect (b) invisible (c) impossible (d) illegal
12. 12.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
13. 13.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) traitor (b) optimist (c) patriot (d) tourist
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) orchard (d) aviary
15. 15.One word for: a place where sick people are treated (a) hospital (b) museum (c) library (d) orphanage
16. 16.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) edible (c) visible (d) audible
17. 17.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) biology (b) astronomy (c) history (d) geography
18. 18.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) mint (b) museum (c) library (d) bank
19. 19.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
20. 20.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) diary (d) atlas
21. 21.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) omnivore (d) vegetarian
22. 22.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) prefix (c) antonym (d) synonym
23. 23.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) plumber (b) cobbler (c) barber (d) tailor
24. 24.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) driver (c) passenger (d) cyclist
25. 25.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) glutton (d) miser
26. 26.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) dentist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: not fit to be eaten (a) inedible (b) visible (c) audible (d) edible
29. 29.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) library (b) zoo (c) granary (d) museum
30. 30.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) dentist (b) optimist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
31. 31.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) audible (d) illegible
32. 32.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) pedestrians (c) spectators (d) passengers
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) florist (c) dentist (d) cashier
34. 34.One word for: a place where sports are played and watched (a) stadium (b) library (c) granary (d) museum
35. 35.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) audible (c) edible (d) fragile
36. 36.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) volunteer (c) tourist (d) owner
37. 37.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
38. 38.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) conductor (b) pilot (c) driver (d) sailor
39. 39.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) synonyms (c) antonyms (d) homophones
40. 40.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) plumber (d) tailor

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