Everyday Use by Alice Walker

Everyday Use by Alice Walker

Multiple Choice

A compound word is a combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning

• true

• false

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Exocentric compound words: neither of the compounded words directly names the thing or person described.

• true

• false

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Endocentric compound words: combine one word that conveys the basic meaning and a modifier that restricts or specifies the meaning of the word.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of compound word : showoff

• Exocentric

• Endocentric

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of compound word : classroom

• Exocentric

• Endocentric

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of compound word : lowdown

• Exocentric

• Endocentric

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of compound word : waterfowl

• Exocentric

• Endocentric

Multiple Choice

Which word is NOT a compound word?

• firefly
• butterfly
• blueberry
• happiness

Dialect-Region

• People from all over the world use different dialect

• Even you do!

Multiple Choice

^{Which word(s) is an example of dialect?}
I reckoned if she knowed me she'd take a job that was more nearer her size.

• I reckoned
• she'd take a job
• more near
• her size

Multiple Choice

^{Which word(s) is an example of dialect?}
The axe got so heavy I could hardly swing it. My breath got harder and harder to breathe. An hour before sundown, I was worn down to a nub.

• The axe got so heavy
• My breath got harder
• An hour before sundown
• worn down to a nub

Multiple Choice

^{Which word(s) is an example of dialect?}
“My goodness! If I’d known you felt that way ’bout it, I never would have a said anything in the first place.”

• My goodness
• I'd known you
• 'bout it
• said anything