Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 1 & 2
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Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 1 & 2
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9th - 10th Grade
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series.
"PAC is an _____ for political action committee."
acronym
affix
coinage
diminutive
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A prefix or suffix
"The word reappearance has two _____, re- and -ance."
oxymorons
affixes
palindromes
colloquialisms
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An invented word or phrase.
"Another recent _____ is the verb to google."
portmanteau word
spoonerism
coinage
metonymy
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Typical of informal language usage; conventional.
" 'Hi' and 'what's up' are _____ expressions for 'hello' and 'how are you?' "
oxymoronic
acronymic
metonymic
colloquial
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Extremely small; tiny
"The _____ dollhouse furniture enchanted the youngsters."
diminutive
oxymoronic
metonymic
colloquial
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word.
"When a guy refers to his car as his ride, he is using a _____."
palindrome
metonymy
spoonerism
affix
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An expression that contains contradictory terms.
"A common _____ is jumbo shrimp."
portmanteau word
oxymoron
palindrome
spoonerism
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
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