Name: ______Period: ____ Date: ______

Word Work: Week 1 Homework

1. Complete the chart for the homographs listed below. Write a brief

definition of each word as it is used as a noun or verb.

Noun / Verb
Desert: an arid place that gets very little precipitation each year / Desert: to leave
Subject: / Subject:
Contract: / Contract:
Present: / Present:
Conduct: / Conduct:
Produce: / Produce:
Reject: / Reject:
Object: / Object:
Permit: / Permit:
Record: / Record:
Rebel: / Rebel:

2. Write the definition of a homograph: ______

3. A ______is a group of letters/sound placed before a word to extend the meaning.

4. A ______is a group of letters/sound placed after a word to extend the meaning.

Complete the chart:

Prefix / Meaning / Examples: List 2
under-
around
uni-
Suffix / Meaning / Examples: List 2
-ade
-ant
most

4. Write an antonym for each word below:

Short: ______

Big: ______

Cold: ______

5. Write a synonym for each word below:

Small: ______

Friendly: ______

Child: ______