ReadAround REVIEW ono nym onym word name What

Read-Around REVIEW : ono, nym, onym word, name

� What are the roots that mean word or name?

� the roots ono, nym and onym

� What is the word that names two strings of words that sound similar, such as “I scream” and “ice cream?

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

� What is the word that names words with identical spellings but different meanings and pronunciations?

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

� What is the word that names a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

antonym �a word that means the opposite of another word

� What is the word that names words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings?

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

� What is the word that names a word that imitates the sound of an object, such as “buzz” for a bee?

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

� What is the word that describes an unknown person that has done something, such as write a book?

anonymous �not named or identified; done by someone unknown

�What is the word for a person after whom something was named, such as Amerigo Verspucci, from whom we get America?

eponym �a person for whom something, such as a city, building or street, has been named Origin of boycott after Charles C. Boycott (18321897), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880

� What is the word that names a fictitious name used by authors who want to hide their identities?

pseudonym � false name; a fictitious name �

� What is the word that means a word that has the same meaning as another word?

synonym one of two or more words that have the same meaning �

� What is the word that describes the letters PTA meaning Parent Teacher Association?

acronym �an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words