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Ono, Nym, Onym - Roots Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

acronym

b)

Um, you shouldn't be asking me.

c)

Go away.

d)

PLEASE don't tell me Harry Potter isn't real!!!

2.

not named or identified; done by someone unknown

a)

I'm a SPY!

b)

I didn't do dat...

c)

anonymous

d)

PICK MEH!

3.

a word that means the opposite of another word

a)

antonym

b)

Sing song sang song!

c)

...Look it up.

d)

Me: *cries during movie*

Brother: *drags my sobbing body away and locks me in a closet so he doesn't have to listen to my sad crying*

4.

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

a)

Nuuu~

b)

UOHuhbaoudgvc ouasd cbsiphdbc

c)

eponym

d)

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5.

one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations

a)

Word.

b)

heteronym

c)

Blah blah blah, leave me alone

d)

Wyatt said that you can die if you push the bone in your nose up high enough to puncture your brain!

6.

one of two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different meanings and spellings

a)

homonym

b)

Reload this page. NOW

c)

Sksksksksks and I oop~ SAVE THE TURTLES

d)

Insert Text Here

7.

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

a)

Look at mah skittle... LOOK AT IT!

b)

I don't have drain bamage... *splat*

c)

"Either you're tall or I'm short." - Taylor Scott

d)

onomatopoeia

8.

a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words

a)

oronym

b)

onomatopotato thingy

c)

Shhh... I'm sleeping...

d)

I need you to help me help you. That was confusing to say, really...

9.

false name; a fictitious name

a)

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

b)

pseudonym

c)

Oh my gosh I hope this is the last question!

d)

Me: *gasp* TACO!!! *runs to taco stand*

Person: Is she always like this???

Class: YES, AND WE WANT IT TO STOP!

Friend: .....help me...

10.

one of two or more words that have the same meaning

a)

synonym

b)

T_T

c)

No. No. NOOOOOOO!

d)

Albino geckos die really quickly.