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Root 2-6 Monday

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

eponym

b)

acronym

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

pseudonym

e)

homonym

2.

an abbreviation formed by combing the initial letters of words or parts of a series of words

a)

eponym

b)

acronym

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

pseudonym

e)

homonym

3.

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

a)

eponym

b)

acronym

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

pseudonym

e)

homonym

4.

false name; a fictitious name

a)

eponym

b)

acronym

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

pseudonym

e)

homonym

5.

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

a)

eponym

b)

acronym

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

pseudonym

e)

homonym

6.

a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A

a)

anonymous

b)

synonym

c)

heteronym

d)

oronym

e)

antonym

7.

a word that means the opposite of another word

a)

anonymous

b)

synonym

c)

heteronym

d)

oronym

e)

antonym

8.

not named or identified; done by someone unknown

a)

anonymous

b)

synonym

c)

heteronym

d)

oronym

e)

antonym

9.

one of two ore more words that have the same meaning

a)

anonymous

b)

synonym

c)

heteronym

d)

oronym

e)

antonym

10.

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

a)

anonymous

b)

synonym

c)

heteronym

d)

oronym

e)

antonym