WorksheetsModule 6. Synonyms
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 35mins
"Neighbours were apt to smile at the long-legged bare-headed young man leisurely strolling along the street and his small companion demurely trotting by his side"
Point out the synonymic pair in the given extract.
A carefully chosen word from a group of synonyms is a great asset not only on the printed page but also in a speaker’s utterance.
True
False
Which of the following are criteria of Synonymy?
Semantic
Conceptual
Definitional
Transformational
This criterion defines synonyms as "words of the same category of parts of speech conveying the same concept but differing either in shades of meaning or in stylistic characteristics". Name it.
(a)
Synonyms may be defined as words with the same denotation, or the same denotative component, but differing in connotations, or in connotative components
Semantic criterion
Conceptual criterion
What is definitional analysis?
What are the two ways of studying synonymy?
Definitional analysis
Transformational analysis
Semantic analysis
Conceptual analysis
According to which criterion can these words be considered synonyms?
(a)
According to this, synonyms are defined as words that are interchangeable at least in some contexts without any considerable alteration in denotational meaning.
(a)
This criterion of interchangeability has been much praised.
True
False
What are the following examples illustrative of?
According to Vinogradov, synonyms can be:
Ideographic
Stylistic
Absolute
Emotive
Evaluative
surprise — to astonish — to amaze — to astound
These synonyms differ in their:
connotation of degree or intensity
connotation of duration
emotive connotations
evaluative connotation
causative connotation
to flash — to blaze
These synonyms differ in their:
connotation of degree or intensity
connotation of duration
emotive connotations
evaluative connotation
causative connotation
alone — single — lonely — solitary
These synonyms differ in their:
connotation of degree or intensity
connotation of duration
emotive connotations
evaluative connotation
causative connotation
well-known — famous — notorious — celebrated
These synonyms differ in their:
connotations of degree or intensity
connotations of duration
emotive connotations
evaluative connotations
causative connotations
to shiver from a chill — to shudder with horror
These synonyms differ in their:
connotations of degree or intensity
connotations of duration
emotive connotations
evaluative connotations
causative connotations
Give examples of synonyms differing in their connotations of manner
Which connotation do the following synonyms differ in?
pretty, handsome, beautiful
(a)
Give examples of synonyms differing in their stylistic connotation
Define the "dominant synonym"
In the following group, point out the dominant synonym:
to make
to produce
to create
to fabricate
to manufacture
In the following group, point out the dominant synonym:
to shine
to flash
to blaze
to sparkle
to glitter
Select the features characteristic of dominant synonyms:
High frequency of usage
Broad combinability
Broad general meaning
Lack of connotations
Abundance of collocations
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
(a)
Select the topics which may lead to euphemised speech:
hygiene
pregnancy
illness
death
politics
How would you define antonyms?
There are no adverbial antonyms
True, only nouns, adjectives and verbs have antonymic pairs
False, any part of speech can have antonymic pairs
