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Words Their Way sort 28

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a word opposite in meaning to another

a)

homonym

b)

antonym

c)

synonym

d)

homophone

2.

an ancestor or parent

a)

progenitor

b)

progeny

c)

genetics

d)

gene

3.

a name derived from the name of a father or ancestor

a)

paternal

b)

antonym

c)

patronymic

d)

pseudonym

4.

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

a)

generic

b)

genes

c)

genre

d)

category

5.

regrow

a)

regurgitate

b)

redo

c)

genesis

d)

regenerate

6.

a name or noun formed after a person

a)

homonym

b)

eponym

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

7.

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring

a)

genetics

b)

generic

c)

gene

d)

progeny

8.

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

a)

homonym

b)

eponym

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

9.

the origin or mode of formation of something

a)

make

b)

generic

c)

genesis

d)

genetics

10.

not identified by name

a)

unknown

b)

antonym

c)

synonym

d)

anonymous

11.

characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific

a)

generic

b)

basic

c)

regenerate

d)

progeny

12.

a fictitious name, especially one used by an author

a)

antonym

b)

eponym

c)

pseudonym

d)

patronymic

13.

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring

a)

progeny

b)

genetics

c)

genes

d)

babies

14.

relating to genes or heredity

a)

generic

b)

genetic

c)

hydrogen

d)

progenitor

15.

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

homonym

d)

acronym

16.

a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas

a)

regenerate

b)

hydrogen

c)

homonym

d)

genesis