Vocab Root - word, name

an abbreviation formed by combining the initial (first) letters in words or parts of a series of words

• acronym

• pseudonym

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

not named or identified; done by someone unknown

• anonymous

• acronym

• heteronym

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a word that means the opposite of another word

• antonym

• synonym

• eponym

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street, has been named

• eponym

• acronym

• antonym

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

one of two or more words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as BASS - voice and BASS - a fish.

• heteronym

• acronym

• pseudonym

• anonymous

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CCSS.L.5.5C

one of two or more words that are pronounced alike, but have different spellings and meanings, such as ISLE and AISLE

• homonym

• antonym

• acronym

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the object or actions to which they refer

• onomatopoeia

• antonym

• synonym

• acronym

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words such as GRAY DAY and GRADE A

• oronym

• acronym

• heteronym

• pseudonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

false name; a fictitious name

• pseudonym

• synonym

• antonym

• heteronym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

one of two or more word that have the same meaning

• synonym

• pseudonym

• acronym

• homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D