Lesson 1 Vocab - Our Evolving Language
Authored by Laura Lundberg
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A word formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase
acronym
metonymy
palindrome
portmanteau word
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To attach a part to the beginning or end of a word
acronym
affix
colloquial
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The invention of new words or an invented word or phrase
coinage
affix
portmanteau word
diminutive
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words used in ordinary or familiar conversation that are not formal
colloquial
diminutive
coinage
spoonerism
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A suffix (word ending) that indicates small size, youth, or familiarity
diminutive
palindrome
acronym
affix
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word.
metonymy
acronym
coinage
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An expression that contains a contradiction of terms
oxymoron
metonymy
spoonerism
colloquial
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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