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WorksheetsRevision- Structure of Language
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a phoneme?
the smallest unit of sound
a blend of phone and meme
a single letter
the volume of your voice
Complete the sentence with the proper word.
Could you please tighten the ... on the screw.
/nət/
/nɛt/
/not/
/nat/
Choose the correct transcription for 'pluck'
/'plack/
/'plæck/
/'plʌk/
Choose the correct transcription for'mood'
/'mud/
/'mʊd/
/'muːd/
Look at the picture. The word starts with ???
Short Vowel
Long Vowel.
What is morphology?
the study of word parts
the study of word meanings
the study of the structure of forms
the study of the spelling of words
A word part added to the end of a word to change the meaning is a
Prefix
Root
Verb
Suffix
Lexical Morphemes are:
the content words
grammatical words
Which type of morpheme can stand alone?
Free Morphemes
Bound Morphemes
Pick the answer that has derivatives of the same root word.
happy, merry, excited,
good, bad
car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle
read, reread, readability, reading
Bound morphemes are
Words or morphemes that keep the same form every time used and are unchangeable, including conjunctions
Morphemes that cannot stand alone as a word, and must be attached to a free morpheme
Words that have morphemes that change depending on the grammar and meaning of a sentence, including nouns
Inflectional bound morphemes
Can change the meaning of the entire word
Can not change the meaning of the word
Can stand by themselves
Derivational morphemes
Never change the part of speech of the word
Often change the part of speech of the word
Words that have morphemes that change depending on the grammar and meaning of a sentence, including nouns
Semantics is...
the study of word formation.
the study of the sound system of language.
the study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.
What is hyponymy?
The hidden and implied meanings within language.
The study of how sounds are created.
The hierarchical structure that exists between lexical items.
The study of symbols.
what is the hyponymy of utensil?
book
knife
fan
chair
The singer made a low bow to the audience after the concert.
decorative ribbon (rhymes with so)
bend at the waist (rhymes with how)
a weapon for shooting arrows
Nobody _________ what you are thinking.
nose
knows
noise
know
What is the basic lexical relationship between the pair furniture/table?
synonymy
antonymy
hyponymy
prototype
The basic lexical relationship between the pair deep/shallow is :
synonymy
antonymy
Hyponymy
metonymy
I had to park on the shoulder of the road. The underlined word here describes:
Polysemy
Metonymy
