TL | Word Relationships Quiz

Which principle states that the meaning of a phrase depends on the meanings of the individual words making up the phrase?

• Principle of Compositionality

• Principle of Synonymy

• Principle of Antonymy

• Principle of Ambiguity

In the phrase "a beautiful, young Italian girl," which word determines the type of phrase it is?

• Beautiful

• Young

• Italian

• Girl

Words that have nearly the same meaning and can sometimes be used interchangeably, but not always, are known as:

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Homonyms

• Homophones

Which of the following word relationships involves words with the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings?

• Homonyms

• Homographs

• Homophones

• Synonyms

Which type of word relationship involves words with the same pronunciation and spelling but different meanings?

• Homographs

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

What is the purpose of adding prefixes like "un-" or "non-" to words?

• To create synonyms

• To form antonyms

• To indicate homographs

• To mark gradable pairs

Which type of word relationship involves representing something by close association?

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Hyponym

• Metonym

Which of the following pairs of words is an example of a complementary pair?

• Alive/Dead

• Hot/Cold

• Big/Small

• Fast/Slow

What type of word relationship involves one word being conceptually included within the definition of another word?

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Hyponym

• Metonym