One Word Substitution for Class 5 CBSE

One Word Substitution Meaning: One-word substitution is a process in which people use one word to replace a wordy phrase, to make the sentence structure more clear.

One Word Substitution for Class 5 CBSE PDF

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.

One Word Substitution Exercise with Answers PDF for Class 5 CBSE

1.	A place where milk is converted into butter and cheese	Dairy
2.	A place for housing cars	Garage
3.	A place where coins are made	Mint
4.	A place where bread and cakes are made	Bakery
5.	A place where ships are prepared or built	Dock
6.	One who entertains a guest	host, hostess
7.	One who offers his service of his own free will	Volunteer
8.	A messenger sent in great haste	Courier
9.	One who journeys to a holy place	Pilgrim
10.	One who foretells events	Astrologer
11.	A person who doesn’t believe in the existence of God	Atheist
12.	A person who is well experienced	Veteran
13.	Government of the people, for the people, and by the people	Democracy
14.	One who reports news or conducts interviews for the newspaper or broadcasting media or press	Reporter
15.	One who deals in flowers	Florist
16.	A woman whose husband is dead	Widow
17.	A man whose wife is dead	Widower
18.	One who writes novels	Novelist
19.	One who writes books	Writer
20.	A cure for all diseases	Panacea
21.	A disease affecting many persons at the same place and time	Epidemic
22.	The art of tilling the soil	Agriculture
23.	The art of effecting speaking or oral reading	Elocution
24.	Absence of rain for a long time	Drought
25.	Lasting for a single year or season	Annual
26.	The property left to someone by a will	Legacy
27.	A list of books in a library	Catalog
28.	A humorous play with a happy ending	Comedy
29.	A play with a tragic end	Tragedy

One Word Substitution Practice Questions for Class 5 CBSE PDF

A. Match the following sentences with their substitutes.

1. The property left to someone by a will – Host, hostess
2. One who writes books – Pilgrim
3. One who entertains a guest – Florist
4. A cure for all diseases – Widow
5. A place where coins are made – Writer
6. One who deals in flowers – Legacy
7. A woman whose husband is dead – Panacea
8. One who journeys to a holy place – Mint

B. Give one word for the following sentences.

1. A list of books in a library _____________
2. A person who is well experienced _____________
3. Absence of rain for a long time _____________
4. A man whose wife is dead _____________
5. A play with a tragic end _____________