WorksheetsAO1 quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Identify the function word?
I really love romantic series. They're so nice!
romantic
they
series
love
Identify the content words?
What do you think about our last match?
our
you
what
match
Content words ..............
stitch words
replace words
delete words
compare words
What are not function words ?
nouns
adverbs of frequency
adjectives
prepositions
Identify the content word?
I'm thinking about eating out in an expensive restaurant for my birthday.
I
for
about
eating
I don't understand the chapter 1 of the book (F)
I - don't - the - of - the
I - don't - the chapter - of - the
I - the - of - the
He's going to fly to Chicago on Morday morning (F)
He's - going - to - to - on - morning
He's - to - to - on - morning
He's - going - to - to - on
He - going - to - to - on
The children will be swimming in the ocean tomorrow (C)
children - be - swimming - ocean
children - be - swimming - ocean - tomorrow
children - swimming - ocean
children - swimming - ocean - tomorrow
John and I eaten lunch before his colleague arrived (C)
John - I - eaten - lunch - colleague - arrived
John - eaten - lunch - before - colleague - arrived
John - I - eaten - lunch - before - colleague - arrived
John - eaten - lunch - colleague - arrived
Which terms best describe: word choices & group of words relating to a particular topic
deixis & subject-specific deixis
lexis & subject-specific lexis
jargon & field related jargon
Pragmatics is...
the way we convey the meaning through communication.
the meanings of words and phrases in a particular context.
The literal, dictionary definition meaning of a word
denotation
connotation
What do we call a dead metaphor that have been made meaningless by overuse?
synonym
litotes
cliché
collocation
An idiom can be translated word for word into a foreign language and still make sense
true
false
a words that has a similar meaning to another
synonym
antonym
euphemism
dysphemism
'He's no spring chicken!' is an example of
hyperbole
litotes
antonym
'downsizing the workforce' is an example of
hyperbole
euphemism
antonym
'Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses' is an example of
hyperbole
litotes
euphemism
pun
'deafening silence' is an example of
pun
oxymoron
'It takes two to tango' is an example of
a pun
an idiom
an oxymoron
hyperbole
'The pigs' (for the police) would be a good example of
oxymoron
euphemism
pun
dysphemism
Flat as a pancake is an example of
pun
collocation
simile
metaphor
What term is used to describe the way someone pronounces words as they speak?
a dialect
a sociolect
an accent
an ecolect
an idiolect
What is a diphthong?
a pure vowel sound
a blend of two vowels together into a new vowel sound
a consonant sound
when you don't pronounce the letter 't'
Which of the following are considered 'prosodic features' (tick all that apply)?
fillers
intonation
pace
stress
winking
What terms do we use when describing how our intonation goes up or down? (Tick all that apply)
drop
elevate
fall
lower
rise
