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WorksheetsEIC504 LEXICOLOGY 3
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following words are meronyms?
table, chair, cupboard, sofa
book, pencil, fan, ruler
pine, oak, fir, cedar
stalk, bud, root, stem
The following statements on English compound words are correct EXCEPT?
Compounds may have idiomatic meaning.
Compound words must be syntactically accurate.
Compound words may be separated with a hyphen.
Compound words have different stress patterns than the individual words.
Which of the following statements on word formation processes are CORRECT?
Conversion is the process of forming new words by adopting words from other
languages.
Coinage is the process of forming new words from proper names.
Blending is the process of forming new words by shortening existing words.
Which of the following statements on morphemes are CORRECT?
A morpheme can be represented by a single phoneme.
A morpheme can be more than one syllable in length.
A morpheme is a complex unit of meaning.
A morpheme has a grammatical function or meaning.
Which of the following statements is NOT the characteristic of English bound
morphemes?
Bound morphemes are dependent.
Bound morphemes belong to the closed class categories.
Bound morphemes include all content words.
Bound morphemes include the affixes.
Which of the following statements is NOT the characteristic of English inflectional
morphemes?
Inflectional morphemes do not create separate words.
Inflectional morphemes indicate grammatical properties.
Inflectional morphemes change the word categories.
Inflectional morphemes are limited in number.
Which of the following is not an allomorph of the plural English morpheme?
/s/
/es/
/ss/
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Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.
Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.
We fear that she will __________ our offer.
reject
refuse
Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.
Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.
His approach to his research is rather __________.
superficial
shallow
Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.
Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.
Could you __________ my shirt to the laundrette , please?
take
bring
Two synonymous words are given in brackets for each of the following sentences.
Choose one that best fits the context of each of the sentences.
Everyone __________out into the street in panic.
hurried
rushed
Which of the following pairs of words are homographs?
air – heir
eye – I
lead – lead
bye – buy
