
CMC Terms WB 22/03
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11th - 12th Grade
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Kathryn Mach
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a blend?
An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of words and pronounced as a word
A word formed combining two or more words to create a new word
The creation of a new word by dropping one syllable or more
The construction and addition of new words
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a borrowing?
The omission of part of a sentence that can be understood by the context
A recognisable group of words that frequently occur together.
Used to express strong feelings, strong emphasis or emotion
Introducing a loan word from one language into another
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a filler?
A word formed from the first letters of a sequence of words pronounced letter by letter.
When graphic units are associated with words/actions eg emoticons
Words which are inserted into speech either from habit or to give a participant thinking time
Words that are no longer in use.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a logogram?
When graphic units are associated with words/actions eg emoticons
The omission of part of a sentence that can be understood by the context.
An informal word, phrase or pronunciation, often associated with informal speech
Words that are no longer in use.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is semantic change?
Changes to meaning over time
Changes to grammar over time
Changes to structure over time
Changes to lexis over time
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a colloquialism?
A recognisable group of words that frequently occur together.
A term to describe words that are formed by adding affixes to create new words eg slow + ness
An informal word, phrase or pronunciation, often associated with informal speech
A word or phrase (such as this, that, these, those, now, then) that points to the time, place, or situation
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an acronym?
An abbreviation formed from the first letters of a sequence of words pronounced letter by letter
An abbreviation formed from the first letters of a sequence of words, pronounced as a word
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