Get to the Root of it! Book 1: Unit 8

a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name

a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning.

A place where injured people are given care or treatment, and where babies are often born

A hospitable person would turn away unexpected relatives.

Which of these is a homonym?

Choose the word that goes best with "hostage".

I searched through the thesaurus for a(n) ___________________ for scared; I picked terrified.

When Daniel Handler writes books as Lemony Snicket, he is using a pseduonym.

A(n) ____________________ for elated is miserable.

not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant

a person who is caught by someone who demands certain things be done before the person is freed

Not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown

Which of the following is a common acronym?

onym

A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language

A word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word.

Mark Twain is actually a __________________ for Samuel Clemens.

An anonymous donation would tell the person who donated but not how much.

generous and friendly to guests or visitors

a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title

Which word does NOT relate to antonym?

host

hosp

The words "crane" like the machine and "crane" the bird are ___________________.

CIA is the ___________________ for the Central Intelligence Agency.