One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 983 · 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) biography (b) atlas (c) novel (d) autobiography
2. 2.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
3. 3.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) driver (c) conductor (d) pilot
4. 4.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) ambidextrous (d) talkative
5. 5.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) apiary (c) granary (d) aviary
6. 6.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) aviary (b) granary (c) museum (d) library
7. 7.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) pessimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) optimist
8. 8.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) antonyms (b) prefixes (c) homophones (d) synonyms
9. 9.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) herbivore (b) insectivore (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
10. 10.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) audible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) visible
11. 11.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) pedestrian (b) tourist (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
12. 12.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) visible
13. 13.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) plumber (d) carpenter
14. 14.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) illiterate (b) illegible (c) invisible (d) edible
15. 15.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) edible (d) audible
16. 16.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) barber (b) carpenter (c) cobbler (d) tailor
17. 17.One word for: a person who cuts hair (a) cobbler (b) barber (c) plumber (d) tailor
18. 18.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
19. 19.One word for: people who watch a match (a) patients (b) spectators (c) passengers (d) pedestrians
20. 20.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) florist (b) optician (c) veterinarian (d) dentist
21. 21.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) library (b) mint (c) bank (d) museum
22. 22.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
23. 23.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) library (c) aviary (d) orchard
24. 24.One word for: the study of living things (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
25. 25.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
26. 26.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) vegetarian (b) carnivore (c) pedestrian (d) omnivore
27. 27.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
28. 28.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) patient (c) visitor (d) nurse
29. 29.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) carnivore (c) scavenger (d) omnivore
30. 30.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) judge (b) lawyer (c) victim (d) eyewitness
31. 31.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) museum (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) semester (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) century
33. 33.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) optimist (b) dentist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
34. 34.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) vegetarian
35. 35.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) tourist (c) employee (d) volunteer
36. 36.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) borrower (c) donor (d) thief
37. 37.One word for: easily broken (a) fragile (b) flexible (c) visible (d) edible
38. 38.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) optimist (b) miser (c) patriot (d) polyglot
39. 39.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) library (c) aviary (d) aquarium
40. 40.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library

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