Secrets of Nym

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1. A toponym is a place name or a word derived from a place name. Which of these choices is a toponym? Mark Cent Dollar Pound

2. A hypernym is a word that has a more general meaning than another. Which of the following word pairs contains a hypernym? Chair/furniture Cat/dog Knife/fork Rain/snow

3. An oronym is a string of words that are homophonic with another string of words. True or false: the answer to the following riddle is an oronym: "How is a haystack like a mouse?" True False

4. A retronym is a new name as a modification from an older term that used to stand on its own, because the meaning of the older term has changed. Which of the following choices is a retronym? Silent movie Sail boat Mink coat Coffee table

5. An exonym is a place name used by foreigners which differs from the place name used by natives. Which of these place names is an exonym? England London Scotland Denver

6. A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning and pronunciation when capitalized. Which of these words is a capitonym? Bulgarian Hungarian Russian Polish

7. An aptronym is a name that suits its owner. What would be an appropriate name for a coiffeur? I. Sore Dan Druff Bill Ett Mary Mee

8. An apostonym is a word that becomes a different word when an apostrophe is removed from it. Which of the following is created from an apostonym? Hel Heaven Hell Hades

9. A troponym is a verb that indicates an action more precisely than another more general verb. Which of the following verbs is a troponym? Crawl Walk Swim Eat

10. A contronym is a word that can take on two opposite meanings. Which of the following words is a contronym? Lazy Speedy Fast Slow