wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

One word substitution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Of unknown and unadmitted authorship

a)

Unanimous

b)

Vexation

c)

Gullible

d)

Anonymous

2.

A person who is made to bear the blame due to others

a)

Ignoramus

b)

Nincompoop

c)

Innocent

d)

Scapegoat

3.

Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island

a)

Peninsula

b)

Lagoon

c)

Archipelago

d)

Isthmus

4.

A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth

a)

Geocentric

b)

Geo-stationary

c)

Geological

d)

Geo-synchronous

5.

One who possesses many talents

a)

Exceptional

b)

Nubile

c)

Versatile

d)

Gifted

6.

That which cannot be understood

a)

Unknown

b)

Undecipherable

c)

Illegible

d)

Unintelligible

7.

One who sacrifices his life for a cause

a)

Martyr

b)

Patriot

c)

Soldier

d)

Revolutionary

8.

A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge

a)

Verbose

b)

Pompous

c)

Pedantic

d)

Ornate

9.

That which makes it difficult to recognize the real nature of somebody or something

a)

Pretense

b)

Camouflage

c)

Cover

d)

Mask

10.

Medical study of the skin and its diseases

a)

Venereology

b)

Homeopathy

c)

Dermatology

d)

Orthopedics

11.

Murder of a king

a)

Regicide

b)

Homicide

c)

Matricide

d)

Genocide

12.

A person interested in reading books and nothing else

a)

Scholar

b)

Book-keeper

c)

Student

d)

Book worm