Week 9 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15
9th Grade spelling words, week 9: The -onym family
9th Grade spelling words · week 9 · The -onym family · spellchirp.com
- anonymous
- Without a name attached.
- synonym
- A word that means the same as another word.
- antonym
- A word that means the opposite of another.
- homonym
- A word that sounds or looks like another but means something different.
- acronym
- A word made from the first letters of a phrase.
- eponym
- A person whose name is given to a place, thing or era.
- synonymous
- Having the same meaning, or closely linked in the mind.
- anonymity
- The state of not being known by name.
- metonymy
- Using a related name for something, such as the crown for a monarch.
- heteronym
- A word spelled like another but said differently and meaning something else.
Ten minutes a day this week
Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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