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U2/U3: Vocabulary Learning

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which kinds of meanings can words have?

a)

denotative meaning

b)

soulful meaning

c)

figurative meaning

d)

context meaning

2.

When L2 learners first get introduced to a word...they learn

a)

the denotative meaning

b)

the figurative meaning

3.

What is lexis?

a)

a official cambridge dictionary

b)

another word for written exam

c)

another word for literature

d)

individual words or sets of words

4.

What are compound nouns?

a)

words with prefixes

b)

words with suffixes

c)

words with affixes

d)

two words that are joined

5.

What are homophones?

a)

Things which are called by different names in different countries

b)

Words with the same spelling and pronunciation but different meaning

c)

Words with the same pronunciation but different meaning or spelling

d)

Words which have the same or similar form in two languages but different meaning

6.

If you use the word "sea" to describe a lake..you've just used

a)

the word family

b)

an antonym

c)

a false friend

d)

a homonym

7.

Which three vocabulary learning phases do L2 have to pass to memorize vocabulary?

a)

labelling - packaging - network-building

b)

labelling - repeating - packaging

c)

rejection - commitment - network-building

8.

Which are factors for the learnability of words?

a)

relevance to children

b)

amount of vowels in one word

c)

demonstrability

9.

What's a realistic amount of new words you can teach to L2 learners within a year?

a)

30 words

b)

200 words

c)

500 words

d)

1000 words

10.

We often recognize a word before we can use it

a)

true

b)

false

11.

We should teach words in isolation instead of within context

a)

true

b)

false

12.

A phoneme...

a)

is a small syllable

b)

is a word with just one syllable

c)

the smallest unit of sound

d)

can make a difference to meaning in a language

13.

What does "word stress" mean?

a)

word stress happens, you can't remember a word

b)

syllables with word stress are pronounced with greater energy

c)

syllables with word stress have longer spoken vowels

d)

word stress is when you forget the connotation of a word you knew once