“One Word Substitution” as the phrase indicates itself are the words that replace group of words or a full sentence effectively. In English language there are a lots of single words for a group of words that can be used effectively to make the writing to the point that too without losing the meaning of the context.
विद्यार्थी ‘अनेक शब्दों के लिये प्रयुक्त एक शब्द’ (One Word for Many Words) का ध्यानपूर्वक अध्ययन करें। परीक्षा में आपके शब्दार्थ – ज्ञान की जानकारी के लिए इस प्रकार का प्रश्न पूछा जा सकता है। प्रश्न का प्रारूप इस प्रकार हो सकता है –
Q. Give one word for each of the following –
- One who teaches.
- A place where birds and animals are kept.
- A person who loves his own country.
उत्तर के लिये पहले इन शब्द – समूहों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़ें , इनका अर्थ समझें और फिर इनके लिये प्रयुक्त शब्द को लिखें-
Ans. 1. वह जो पढ़ाते हैं – Teacher
2. वह स्थान जहाँ पशु – पक्षी रखे जाते हैं – Zoo
3. वह व्यक्ति जो अपने देश को प्यार करता है – Patriot
नीचे कुछ ऐसे ही शब्द दे रहे हैं जिनका प्रयोग अनेक शब्दों के एक समूह के लिए किया जाता है :-
| S.No. | Group of words | One-Word Substitution |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A dress of the same kind for school children | Uniform |
| 2. | A book containing words and meanings | Dictionary |
| 3. | A Hindu festival of lights | Diwali |
| 4. | The festival of Christ birth | Christmas |
| 5. | A strong feeling of affection | Love |
| 6. | A strong feeling of dislike | Hatred |
| 7. | A land thickly covered with trees | Forest |
| 8. | A land surrounded by water | Island |
| 9. | One who gives judgement | Judge |
| 10. | One who hunts | Hunter |
| 11. | The head of the college | Principal |
| 12. | The time of day break | Morning |
| 13. | One who sells the books | Bookseller |
| 14. | Mail is delivered by a | Postman |
| 15. | Patients are treated by a | Doctor |
| 16. | The time of sunset | Evening |
| 17. | One who climbs on mountains | Climber |
| 18. | A place where experiments are done | Laboratory |
| 19. | A place where prisoners are kept | Prison |
| 20. | An instrument used for calculation | Calculator |
| 21. | One who sweeps dirt and filth | Sweeper |
| 22. | A person who lives on vegetables | Vegetarian |
| 23. | A person who eats meat also | Non – vegetarian |
| 24. | A person who is not married | Bachelor |
| 25. | A person whose wife is dead | Widower |
| 26. | A woman whose husband is dead | Widow |
| 27. | A child whose parents are dead | Orphan |
| 28. | Murder of oneself | Suicide |
| 29. | To carry away a person by force | Kidnap |
| 30. | A list of books | Catalogue |
| 31. | A life history of a man written by himself | Autobiography |
| 32. | A life history of a man written by someone else | Biography |
| 33. | One who leads public | Leader |
| 34. | Government by the people | Democracy |
| 35. | A person who cannot read and write | Illiterate |
| 36. | Articles received by one country from the other | Import |
| 37. | Articles sent from one country to the other | Export |
| 38. | A period of seven days | Week |
| 39. | A period of twelve months | Year |
| 40. | A period of hundred years | Century |
| 41. | That which happens once in a year | Annual |
| 42. | A large number of people | Majority |
| 43. | A fewer number of people | Minority |
| 44. | Which cannot be seen | Invisible |
| 45. | Which cannot be read | Illegible |
| 46. | A sound which can be heard | Audible |
| 47. | Surgical performance of the body | Operation |
| 48. | Medical examination of the dead body | Postmortem |
| 49. | A fellow worker | Colleague |
| 50. | A short sentence often quoted | Proverb |
