Unit 8 Root Words (hosp, onym, host)

hospital

• a place where sick or injured people receive care

• generous to visitors

• not friendly; harsh or unpleasant

hospitable

• a place where sick or injured people receive care

• generous to visitors

• unknown; not named

homonym

• words with the same or similar meanings

• words with the opposite meanings

• a word that is spelled or pronounced like another word but has a different meaning

synonym

• words with the same or similar meanings

• a word that is spelled or pronounced like another word but has a different meaning

• words with the opposite meanings

antonym

• words with the same or similar meanings

• words with the opposite meanings

• a name for something spelled with the first letter of each of the words in the title

anonymous

• a name for something spelled with the first letter of each of the words in the title

• words with the opposite meanings

• unknown or not named

acronym

• a name for something spelled with the first letter of each of the words in the title

• ropes

• R.O.P.E.S.

pseudonym

• a name that a person uses instead of their real name

• Erin Hunter

• not friendly; harsh or unpleasant

hostile

• not friendly; harsh or unpleasant

• a person who is captured by someone who demands certain things before they will be released

• a guest

hostage

• a person who is captured by someone who demands certain things before they will be released

• a guest

• a kidnapper