Semantic Relationships

The semantic relation existing between the underlined words in the following sentences He took the lead (/led/) and He took the lead (/li:d/) illustrates the example of

• homonymy

• polysemy

• meronymy

• hyponymy

Analyse the analogy awake: asleep → obtain: ….

Which word completes the second pair so as to reflect the same semantic relation existing in the first pair.

• get

• lose

• forget

• retain

The pair of words vehicle and bus illustrates the semantic relation of

• meronymy

• cognitive synonymy

• hyponymy

The pair of words tree and trunk illustrates the semantic relation of

• meronymy

• cognitive synonymy

• hyponymy

Analyse the analogy rose: petal → car: ….

Which words (there are two correct answers) complete the second pair so as to reflect the same semantic relation existing in the first pair.

• bus

• vehicle

• engine

• wheel

The word skin can be a meronym of an apple, and an apple a hyponym of fruit.

• True

• False

If the form tattoo can be defined as ‘a permanent design on the skin’ and ‘a military exercise’, it illustrates the example of

• hyponymy

• meronymy

• polysemy

• none of the above

The semantic relation between the words 'bark' (the sound a dog makes) and 'bark' (the outer covering of a tree) is an example of

• A) homonymy

• B) polysemy

• C) meronymy

• D) hyponymy

Which of the following pairs of words illustrates the semantic relation of antonymy?

• A) hot : cold

• B) car : vehicle

• C) tree : leaf

• D) run : jog

The words 'bank' (financial institution) and 'bank' (side of a river) illustrate the semantic relation of

• A) homonymy

• B) polysemy

• C) meronymy

• D) hyponymy