Week 8 Vocabulary

I noticed that in your essay you use the word “happy” quite a bit; maybe
you could find a suitable _________________and use that to add some variety to your writing.

• hostile
• hospitable
• synonym 
• antonym

The friendly dogs at the beach played very well together and never got _________________ with one another.

• hostile
• hospitable
• playful
• synonym

Lewis Carol is the _____________________that Charles Dodgson used when writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

• acronym
• author
• pseudonym
• antonym

Fortunately, the accident occurred very close to a ________________________
so he was able to receive medical attention right away.

• hostile
• hospitable
• hospital
• fire station

With texting being so popular, it’s as if there is a new ______________________
every second; I can’t keep up with learning them all!

• antonym
• acronym
• synomym
• pseudonym 

Choose a synonym for hospitable.

• courteous
• curt
• cold
• anxious

He was acting selfish. What is an antonym for the word “selfish?”

• careless
• sensitive
• greedy
• generous

Choose an antonym for anonymous.

• sacred
• loved
• hidden
• known

captive : hostage :: friend :_______________

• parent
• captor
• enemy
• companion

Which sentence include examples of a homonym?

• He hit the ball with the bat. The bat flew in the cave.
• The hare hopped down the road. She cut her hair very short.
• The dove made a nest in the tree. I dove in the bushes to hide from Mike.
• There are some markers in my desk. I went to their house for dinner.