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11 One Word Substitution
One word substitution is a process in which people use one word to replace a word by
phrase, to make the sentence structure more clear.
Read the given phrases and write one word for each of them.
1. A person who knows everything _______________________________
2. One who knows many languages _______________________________
3. A document written by hand _______________________________
4. Words that sound similar but have different meanings ____________________________
5. A person difficult to please _______________________________
6. A representative of a country abroad _______________________________
7. Something that is against the law _______________________________
8. A list of books _______________________________
9. A piece of writing that is purely imaginary _______________________________
10. A cinema show which is held in the afternoon _______________________________
11. A person that is unknown _______________________________
12. Something that is fit to be eaten _______________________________
13. A person who refuses to drink alcohol _______________________________
14. Animals having backbone _______________________________
15. Someone that you work with _______________________________
16. A smart and educated individual _______________________________
Clue Corner
a) Intellectual b) Colleague c) Fastidious d) Fiction
e) Linguist f) Homophones g) Omniscient h) Catalogue
i) Illegal j) Manuscript k) Vertebrates l) Matinee
m) Ambassador n) Anonymous o) Teetotaler p) Edible
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