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Ayers Greek Lessons VI - VIII

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following words to the correct example:

a)

pseudonym

1.

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

b)

antonym

2.

day - night

c)

heteronym

3.

sow (pig) - sow (to scatter seed)

d)

homonym

4.

bear (to carry) - bear (animal)

e)

onomatopoeia

5.

buzz or choo-choo

2.

Match the following words to their definition:

a)

homily

1.

sermon

b)

metabolic

2.

undergoing change

c)

dogmatic

3.

doctrinaire

d)

emblem

4.

representation

e)

orthodox

5.

conventional

3.

The noun metamorphosis literally means "changed form"

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Dermatitis means "inflammation of the skin"

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

The word parapheralia originally refered to the personal belongings of a Greek soldier.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

HOMOGENOUS:

a)

having the same nature

b)

having the same parent

c)

having the same name

7.

HYPERBOLIC:

a)

fiendish

b)

defeated

c)

exaggerated

8.

TACTICS:

a)

diplomacy

b)

science of touch

c)

strategy

9.

ANONYMOUS:

a)

in complete agreement

b)

lively

c)

of unknown name

10.

GNOSTIC:

a)

atheistic

b)

knowing

c)

playful

11.

TAXIDERMY:

a)

a charge for animal pelts

b)

irritation of the skin

c)

the art of stuffing and mounting animals in lifelike form

12.

BALLISTICS:

a)

science of training professional dancers

b)

study of the motion of projectiles

c)

study of the healthful effects of bathing

13.

DIABOLIC:

a)

overthrown

b)

devilish

c)

hot as a devil

14.

METAPHOR:

a)

a figure of speech

b)

a system of signals

c)

a striking change

15.

Match each prefix with its meaning:

a)

hyper-

1.

over, excessive

b)

hypo-

2.

below, less than normal

c)

peri-

3.

around, near

d)

syn-

4.

with, together

e)

para-

5.

beside, disordered

16.

Match each prefix with its meaning:

a)

meta-

1.

after, changed

b)

pro-

2.

before, in front ot

c)

peri-

3.

around, near

d)

pros-

4.

toward, in addition to

e)

para-

5.

beside, disordered

17.

Affixes and prefixes are types of suffixes

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Words borrowed from other languages are called ​ (a)   words.

Choose from the below words
loan
dialect
19.

Which prefix means together?

a)

biblio

b)

gen

c)

auto

d)

syn

20.

Happy, delighted, joyful, content are examples of ______.

a)

bibliophiles

b)

synthetics

c)

bibliographies

d)

synonyms

21.

aesthet

a)

under

b)

over

c)

skin

d)

feeling

22.

hypo

a)

skin

b)

under

c)

needle

d)

over

23.

derm

a)

finger/toes

b)

skin

c)

under

d)

skin

24.

A word that literally means "pertaining to not feeling"

a)

taxidermist

b)

anaesthetic

c)

microphyte

d)

hypodermic

25.

A word that literally means "pertaining to under the skin"

a)

dermatologist

b)

hypodermic

c)

dermatitis

d)

lubriderm

26.

What does the prefix sym, syn mean?

a)

heat

b)

like

c)

water

d)

with

27.

Etym: lover of mankind

Current definition: humanitarian

a)

philanthropist

b)

aesthete

c)

dyspeptic

d)

archaism

28.

Etymological definition: star sailor

a)

asterisk

b)

architect

c)

astronaut

d)

athlete

29.

Etymological definition: something old-fashioned

a)

archaic

b)

aesthete

c)

dyspeptic

d)

holocaust

30.

Etymological definition: pertaining to poor digestion

a)

philanthropy

b)

aesthetics

c)

dyspeptic

d)

archaism

31.

Match the following:

a)

aesthe-, esthe-

1.

to feel, perceive

b)

anthrop-

2.

human being

c)

archa(e)-

3.

ancient

d)

ast(e)r-

4.

star

e)

gen(e)-. gon-

5.

to produce, to originate

32.

Match the following:

a)

aesthe-, esthe-

1.

to feel, perceive

b)

anthrop-

2.

human being

c)

archa(e)-

3.

ancient

d)

ast(e)r-

4.

star

e)

gen(e)-. gon-

5.

to produce, to originate

33.

Match the following

a)

ger(ont)-

1.

old age

b)

hol-

2.

whole

c)

iatr-

3.

physician

d)

pep(t)-

4.

to speak

e)

techn-

5.

art, skill, craft

34.

Match the following

a)

chrom(at)-

1.

color

b)

cri-

2.

judge

c)

ethn-

3.

race

d)

lect-

4.

to speak, choose

e)

pha(n)-

5.

to show, appear

35.

Match the following

a)

phil-

1.

love

b)

phon-

2.

sound

c)

poly-

3.

many

d)

taut-

4.

the same

e)

therm-

5.

heat

36.

Match the following

a)

BALL-, BOL-, BLE-

1.

to throw, put

b)

DERM(AT)-

2.

skin

c)

DOX-, DOG-

3.

opinion, teaching

d)

GNO(S)-

4.

to know

e)

HOM(E)-

5.

same, similar, regular

37.

Match the following

a)

morph-

1.

form, shape

b)

onym-

2.

name, word

c)

pher-, phor-

3.

to bear, go

d)

tact-, tax-

4.

to arrange, put in order

e)

bol-

5.

to throw, put

38.

When babies call "water:" wah-wah, they are using which grammatical process?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

reduplication

c)

apheresis

d)

degeneration of meaning

39.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
a)
zoomed
b)
car
c)
wow
d)
finish 
40.

Onomatopoeia is

a)

using the same sound to start several words.

b)

using words to mimic sounds.

c)

repeating a word or phrase.

d)

exaggerating for effect.

41.

Reduplication (Doubling): What does reduplication in phonology refer to?

a)
The repetition of a sound or syllable in a word
b)
The removal of a sound or syllable in a word
c)
The addition of a sound or syllable in a word
d)
The replacement of a sound or syllable in a word
42.

What are loan words?

a)

Words from the same language

b)

Words with the same meaning

c)

Words taken from a foreign language and used in another one

d)

words with different meanings

e)

words that sound the same

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