Word Formation Processes

What are English words whose meaning can't be understood from the individual words?

• Collocations

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homophones

What are words with the same sound but different spelling and meaning?

• Homophones

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homographs

What are words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently?

• Homographs

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homophones

What are words that are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings?

• Polysemous Words

• Homophones

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

What are words made up from scratch to describe processes, products, or concepts?

• Coinage

• Borrowing

• Blending

• Clipping

What are words derived from a person's name to exemplify a certain quality or concept?

• Eponyms

• Acronyms

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

Get up, come in, pick up, put down are examples of what?

• Phrasal Verbs

• Adjectives

• Nouns

• Conjunctions

What is the homophone of through/threw that means ejected or cast?

• threw

• thru

• throw

• throe

What is another meaning of wound other than tightened something up?

• An injury

• A tool

• A color

• A sound

What polysemous word can mean a flying animal or a wooden piece of sports equipment?

• bat

• duck

• net

• ball