Unit 8 Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 42713)


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A place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born
a) hospital
b) hospitable
c) homonym
d) hostel

Generous and friendly to guests or visitors
a) hostile
b) hospitable
c) hostage
d) anonymous

A word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning
a) pseudonym
b) antonym
c) synonym
d) homonym

A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language
a) acronym
b) synonym
c) antonym
d) homonym

A word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word
a) acronym
b) synonym
c) antonym
d) pseudonym

Not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown
a) antonym
b) pseudonym
c) anonymous
d) hospitable

A name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title
a) acronym
b) antonym
c) synonym
d) anonymous

a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name
a) pseudonym
b) anonymous
c) hostage
d) synonym

not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant
a) hospitable
b) hostile
c) hostage
d) acronym

A person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed
a) hospital
b) anonymous
c) acronym
d) hostage

Shy is a(n) ___ of timid.
a) antonym
b) homonym
c) synonym
d) pseudonym

Dr. Seuss is the ___ of Theodore Geisel.
a) hospitable
b) hostile
c) anonymous
d) hostage

After Tim started seeing Jake's ex-girlfriend, Jake became rather ___ with Tim.
a) pseudonym
b) acronym
c) antonym
d) homonym

Road signs with a big H on them tell drivers that a ___ is nearby.
a) hostage
b) homonym
c) hostile
d) hospital

The ZIP in ZIP code is a(n) ___ for zone improvement plan.
a) acronym
b) antonym
c) anonymous
d) homonym

Choose an antonym for hospitable
a) friendly
b) welcoming
c) rude
d) courteous

What is a synonym for the word happy?
a) sad
b) nervous
c) scared
d) glad

Choose a synonym for anonymous.
a) known
b) celebrity
c) hidden
d) publicized

Which sentence includes examples of a homonym?
a) I put the ear of corn near my ear and pretended it was a phone.
b) They're not going to their grandparents' house today.
c) We rode the 4-wheelers down the road.
d) I read a book when the teacher said to read quietly.

free : hostage :: volunteer :
a) parent
b) friend
c) slave
d) child

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