ENGLISH GRAMMAR (CLASS 3–10) · VOCABULARY

One-word substitution

Replace a whole phrase with one exact word: "a person who writes poems" → poet. Word parts help: -cide (killing), phobia (fear), bi- (two), poly- (many), in-/il- (not).

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Worked examples

Example 1 · level 1

Choose one word for: “A doctor who treats animals”

  1. pharmacist
  2. surgeon
  3. physician
  4. veterinarian
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  1. A veterinarian (vet) is an animal doctor.
  2. Correct answer: “veterinarian”

Answer: veterinarian

Example 2 · level 2

Choose one word for: “Government by the people”

  1. democracy
  2. bureaucracy
  3. autocracy
  4. monarchy
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  1. Demo- = people, -cracy = rule.
  2. Correct answer: “democracy”

Answer: democracy

Example 3 · level 3

Choose one word for: “One who can speak two languages well”

  1. bicameral
  2. bilateral
  3. biennial
  4. bilingual
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  1. Bi- = two, lingual = of language.
  2. Correct answer: “bilingual”

Answer: bilingual

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