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Lexical

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

tall/short, fat/skinny, bright/dull, hard/soft

a)

Synonymy

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Antonymy

d)

Homonymy

2.

wry/rye, quay/key, there/their, freeze/freize

a)

Synonymy

b)

Hyponymy

c)

Antonym

d)

Homonym

3.

drunk, intoxicated, inebriated, plastered

a)

Homonym

b)

Synonymy

c)

Hyponym

d)

Antonym

4.

damp/moist

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponymy,

d)

homophony

5.

deep/shallow

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponymy,

d)

homophony

6.

furniture/table

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponymy,

d)

homophony

7.

furniture/table

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponymy,

d)

homophony

8.

married/single

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponymy,

d)

homophony

9.

move/run

a)

antonymy

b)

synonymy

c)

hyponymy

d)

antonymy

10.

peace/piece

a)

antonymy

b)

hyponymy

c)

antonymy

d)

homophony

11.

peace/piece

a)

antonymy

b)

hyponymy

c)

antonymy

d)

homophony

12.

Compulsory- Voluntary

a)

synonymy

b)

hyponymy

c)

homophony

d)

antonymy

13.

I read a Book –

The reservations can be made to book a banquet.

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

Polisemy

d)

homophony

14.

Ø The house is at the foot of the mountains.


Ø One of his shoes felt too tight for his foot

a)

homophony

b)

antonymy

c)

polysemy

d)

synonymy

15.

He left the bank five minutes ago.

He caught a fish at the bank.

a)

antonymy

b)

Polysemy

c)

synonymy

d)

homophony

16.

I need some paper.

I wrote a paper

a)

synonymy

b)

polysemy

c)

homophony

d)

antonymy

17.

I need a break

I stopped with a squeal of the brakes

a)

antonymy

b)

homophony

c)

antonymy

d)

synonymy

18.

I want to buy a new coat

The telephone is by the window

a)

antonymy

b)

homophony

c)

synonymy

d)

hyponymy

19.

sport / tennis

a)

metonymy,

b)

Hyponyms

c)

polysemy

d)

synonymy

20.

food / meat

a)

Hyponyms

b)

synonymy

c)

antonymy

d)

homophony

21.

I had to park on the shoulder of the road.

a)

polysemy,

b)

(a)metonymy,

c)

homophony

d)

hyponymy,

22.

Yes, I love those. I ate a whole box on Sunday!

a)

metonymy,

b)

polysemy,

c)

homonyms

d)

synonymy

23.

music / opera

a)

synonymy

b)

synonymy

c)

Hyponyms

d)

antonymy

24.

tree/ oak

a)

antonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponyms

d)

synonymy

25.

take a risk

a)

antonymy

b)

polysemy

c)

metonymy

d)

collocation

26.

Rose )flowe)

Rows (lines )

a)

antonymy

b)

hyponymy

c)

Homonymy

d)

synonymy

27.

Rain –( water from sky)

Rein - (bridle )

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

Homonymy

d)

hyponymy

28.

. Hurry/Rush

a)

homophony

b)

hyponymy

c)

synonymy

d)

antonymy

29.

Borrow - Lend

a)

synonymy

b)

homophony

c)

antonymy

d)

hyponymy

30.

Lengthen - Shorten

a)

synonymy

b)

antonymy

c)

hyponymy,

d)

homophony

31.

a set of words that has contrasting or opposite meanings

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

polysemys

32.

a set of words that denotes a subcategory of a more general class

a)

hyponymy

b)

meronymy

c)

polysemy

d)

antonymy

33.

set of words that has the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

polysemy

d)

metonymy

34.

has the same spelling and sound, but do not have related meanings

a)

homophones

b)

polysemy

c)

homonymy

d)

synonymy

35.

has the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, and spelling

a)

homonym

b)

homophones

c)

polysemys

d)

hyponymy

36.

has the coexistence of many possible related meanings for a word or phrase

a)

hyponymy

b)

polysemy

c)

synonymy

d)

antonymy

37.

clock = digital - analog - alarm

a)

polysemy

b)

prototype

c)

hyponymy

d)

antonymy

38.

bear (animal) - bear (to tolerate)

a)

homonymy

b)

polysemy

c)

homophones

d)

synonym

39.

bear - bare

a)

polysemy

b)

synonym

c)

homonym

d)

homophones

40.

giggle - laugh

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

homonym

d)

homophones

41.

conceal - cover

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

polysemy

d)

homonym

42.

big - small

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

meronymy

d)

polysemy

43.

common - rare

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

prototype

d)

polysemy

44.

bat (animal) - bat (for baseball)

a)

synonym

b)

hyponym

c)

homonym

d)

homophone

45.

get (to take) - get (to become)

a)

synonym

b)

hyponym

c)

homonym

d)

polysemy

46.
knight, night; buy, by, bye; marry, merry, are examples of
a)
Homonyms
b)
Metonymy
c)
Homophones
d)
Polysemy
47.
Prototype can be defined as
a)
The first thought that comes to your mind when hearing a specific category.
b)
Two forms with opposite meanings.
c)
The word meaning has many meanings
d)
Two or more words with very closely related meanings.
48.
a)
Synonyms
b)
Polysemy
c)
Metonymy
d)
Homonyms
49.
The image represents...
a)
Polysemy
b)
Hyponymy
c)
Metonymy
d)
Word Play
50.
If I say FURNITURE and you rapidly reply:  TABLE, how do we call to that relation?
a)
Polysemy
b)
Homonym
c)
Prototype
d)
Word Play
51.
Characterizing the meaning of each word is?
a)
Polysemy
b)
Word Play
c)
Lexical Relation
d)
Homophone
52.
A playful use of words can be defined as
a)
Word Play
b)
Prototype
c)
Polysemy
d)
Hyponymy
53.
England decides to keep check on immigration.
Is an example of....
a)
Prototype
b)
Polysemy
c)
Homonym
d)
Metonymy
54.

a set of words that has contrasting or opposite meanings

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

hypernyms

55.

a set of words that denotes a subcategory of a more general class

a)

hyponymy

b)

metonymy

c)

polysemy

d)

homophony

56.

a set of words that indicates a part or quantity of something as distinct from a whole

a)

hyponymy

b)

homophones

c)

homonym

d)

meronymy

57.

set of words that has the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

polysemy

d)

clines

58.

Words that have the same spelling and sound, but do not have related meanings

a)

homophones

b)

polysemy

c)

homonymy

d)

synonymy

59.

Words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, and spelling

a)

homonyms

b)

homophones

c)

synonyms

d)

hyponyms

60.

Two or more words with the same form and related meanings.

a)

hyponymy

b)

polysemy

c)

metonymy

d)

antonymy

61.

bear (animal) - bear (to tolerate)

a)

homonymy

b)

polysemy

c)

homophones

d)

synonym

62.

Tail- Tale

a)

polysemy

b)

synonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

homophones

63.

giggle - laugh

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

homophones

64.

common - rare

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

metonymy

d)

polysemy

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