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Class 9 One-word Substitution worksheet

CBSE English. One word for a phrase: a person who cannot read, a speech made without preparation. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    One word for “a place where birds are kept” is:

    1. poet
    2. aviary
    3. democracy
    4. antiseptic
    Answer

    (b) aviary

  2. 2.

    One word for “a life story written by the person themselves” is:

    1. autobiography
    2. apiary
    3. immigrant
    4. biography
    Answer

    (a) autobiography

  3. 3.

    One word for “a person who works without pay” is:

    1. invisible
    2. extempore
    3. volunteer
    4. homicide
    Answer

    (c) volunteer

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Write one word for each: (a) something that cannot be read (b) a building where things of historical interest are kept

    Answer

    (a) illegible (b) museum

  2. 5.

    Write one word for each: (a) a person who travels on foot (b) the line where the earth and sky seem to meet

    Answer

    (a) pedestrian (b) horizon

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Write one word for each: (a) a person who looks on the bright side (b) a medicine that kills germs (c) a place where bees are kept

    Answer

    (a) optimist (b) antiseptic (c) apiary

Fresh sheets for your child

In the app, every One-word Substitution sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.

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