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Total questions: 231

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Name
Class
Date
1.

The type of English pronunciation accepted as the teaching norm in our country

 

 

a)

Received Pronunciation

b)

Scottish Standard English

c)

General American

d)

Cockney

2.

The formation of nouns through prefixes in English

a)

Is not widely used

b)

Is highly productive

c)

Is common in technical terms

d)

Is reserved for compound words

3.

Words that sound the same but have no common meaning (sem) or associative connection are called

a)

Lexical homonyms

b)

Homophones

c)

Synonyms

d)

Antonyms

4.

The unambiguous prefix out- has the meaning of

a)

Superiority

b)

Quantity

c)

Location

d)

Time

5.

The opposition of the words old — middle-aged — young forms a(n) opposition:

a)

Gradual

b)

Complementary

c)

Contradictory

d)

Antonymous

6.

The primary structural unit of language that serves to name objects, properties, phenomena, and relations, and possesses a set of semantic, phonetic, and grammatical features is called:

a)

A word

b)

A morpheme

c)

A phrase

d)

A sentence

7.

The main source of polysemy is:

a)

A change in the semantic structure of a word

b)

Borrowing of words from other languages

c)

Syntactic changes in sentence structure

d)

Phonetic shifts in pronunciation

8.

The main types of synonymy are:

a)

Ideographic, stylistic, and absolute

b)

Grammatical, lexical, and syntactic

c)

Derivational, morphological, and phonetic

d)

Active, passive, and neutral

9.

140. The relations of mutual opposition in the system of language between units of the same level, connected by meaning, are called

a)

Paradigmatic relations

b)

Syntagmatic relations

c)

Synonymic relations

d)

Collocational relations

10.

Descriptive, or synchronic, lexicology deals with:

a)

The study of the regularities of the functioning of the lexicosemantic system of language within a specific period

b)

The history of words and their origin

c)

The syntactic structures of sentences

d)

The phonological patterns of a language

11.

One important feature of the English suffix system is

a)

Greater freedom in combining suffixes with stems

b)

Limited usage of suffixes

c)

The dominance of prefixes over suffixes

d)

Strict rules for suffix combination

12.

The impossibility of forming words like elderlily, miserlily can be explained by:

a)

Phonological constraints

b)

Semantic constraints

c)

Syntactic constraints

d)

Morphological constraints

13.

Units of language with opposite meanings are called:

a)

Conversives

b)

Antonyms

c)

Synonyms

d)

Homonyms

14.

The only native prefix for adjectives that remains highly productive throughout the history of the language is:

a)

un

b)

in

c)

pre

d)

dis

15.

The meanings of synonyms, as well as words belonging to different stylistic layers of the language, are:

a)

Stylistic

b)

Grammatical

c)

Phonological

d)

Semantic

16.

V. Arnold defines synonyms as words that

a)

Similar but not identical in meaning

b)

Identical in meaning

c)

Opposite in meaning

d)

Completely unrelated

17.

The two parts of speech that conform to the notion of a formal are

a)

preposition and conjunction

b)

noun and preposition

c)

noun and adverb

d)

noun and conjunction

18.

The subject of grammar Is

a)

the grammatical structure of language

b)

form words

c)

intonation

d)

word order

19.

In the words orange, chestnut, hazel, we observe

a)

Metaphorical transfer

b)

Spatial association

c)

Contiguity in time

d)

A shift in grammatical form

20.

In the words knave, villain, we can detect:

a)

Deterioration in meaning

b)

Change in grammatical form

c)

A shift in connotation

d)

Simplification in meaning

21.

The clauses in a compound sentence can be linked with

a)

And

b)

Whose

c)

Which

d)

If

22.

with Hubert on my mind» in «I simply couldn't sit with Hubert on my mind» is an example of

a)

prepositional absolute construction

b)

isolated absolute construction

c)

nominative with the participle

d)

infinitive «for-phrases»

23.

Being a powerful visual aid it is a good basis for teaching the pronunciation

a)

phonetic transcription

b)

typewriter

c)

photo camera

d)

video recorder

24.

The representation of the sounds of one language as nearly as possible by the letters and letter combinations of another language

a)

transliteration

b)

phonetic transcription

c)

phonemic transcription

d)

alphabet

25.

The majority of alphabetic transcriptions used in teaching foreign languages are based on

a)

the transcription of the International Phonetic Association (IPA

b)

Webster’s respelling system

c)

transliteration

d)

allophonic transcription

26.

38. The kind of phonetic notation used by explanatory dictionaries in the USA

a)

allophonic transcription

b)

transliteration

c)

the transcription of the International Phonetic Association (IPA)

d)

Webster’s respelling system

27.

The form of pronunciation most commonly described in books on the phonetics of British English and traditionally taught to foreigners

a)

Received Pronunciation

b)

General American

c)

Scottish Standard English

d)

Cockney

28.

The type of English Pronunciation where rolled [r] (of the Russian type) is used in all positions

 

a)

Standard Scottish Pronunciation

b)

BBC English

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Southern English

29.

. The branch of phonetics investigating the hearing process

 

a)

auditory phonetics

b)

articulatory phonetics

c)

phonology

d)

acoustic phonetics

30.

This type of transcription serves the purposes of research work

a)

allophonic

b)

phonemic

c)

broad

d)

wide

31.

The branch of phonetics that studies the way in which the air is set in motion, the movements of the speech organs and the coordination of these movements in the production of single sounds and trains of sounds

a)

articulatory phonetics

b)

acoustic phonetics

c)

phonology

d)

auditory phonetics

32.

33. The branch of phonetics that studies the way in which the air vibrates between the speaker’s mouth and the listener’s ear

 

a)

acoustic phonetics

b)

phonology

c)

articulatory phonetics

d)

auditory phonetics

33.

A minimal abstract linguistic unit realized in speech in the form of speech sounds

a)

phoneme

b)

letter

c)

morpheme

d)

sound

34.

Qualitative or quantitative weakening of vowels in unstressed positions

a)

reduction

b)

assimilation

c)

accommodation

d)

unreduction

35.

The view of the phoneme as a “family” of related sounds

 

a)

physical

b)

mentalistic

c)

abstract

d)

functional

36.

The view of the phoneme as an ideal “mental image”

a)

mentalistic

b)

functional

c)

abstract

d)

physical

37.

The view of the phoneme pioneered by L. Hjelmslev

a)

abstract

b)

physical

c)

unfunctional

d)

functional

38.

The science of speech sounds considered as elements of language

a)

Phonetics

b)

Grammar

c)

Anthropology

d)

Lexicology

39.

Various speech realizations of the phoneme

 

a)

allophones

b)

syllables

c)

invariants

d)

letters

40.

The allophones which do not undergo any distinguishable changes in the chain of speech

a)

principal

b)

subsidiary

c)

real

d)

main

41.

The type of word stress in English

a)

dynamic

b)

qualitative

c)

strong

d)

weak

42.

Complete loss of sounds

a)

elision

b)

transmission

c)

assimilation

d)

accommodation

43.

The class of consonants in the production of which a complete obstruction is formed

a)

occlusive

b)

lateral

c)

unmedial

d)

medial

44.

The class of consonants in the production of which an incomplete obstruction is formed

a)

constrictive

b)

occlusive

c)

plosives

d)

affricates

45.

The founder of the phoneme theory

a)

I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay

b)

D. Jones

c)

L. Bloomfield

d)


J. Addison

46.

The linguist who introduced the term “ ReceivedPronunciation”

a)

D. Jones

b)

L. Hjelmslev

c)

L. Bloomfield

d)

I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay

47.

A minimal pronounceable unit into which sounds show a tendency to cluster of groupthemselves

a)

syllable

b)

phrase

c)

word

d)

phoneme

48.

The type of syllables that is fundamental in English

 

a)

covered

b)

open

c)

uncovered

d)

closed

49.

18. The type of syllables that is fundamental in Russian

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

covered

d)

uncovered

50.

This sound in English never occurs word finally

a)

h

b)

k

c)

z

d)

l

51.

In this language vowels never follow each other

a)

Arabic

b)

English

c)

Russian

d)

Latin

52.

Slight degree of nasalization of vowels preceded or followed by nasal sonorants

 

a)

accommodation

b)

elision

c)

reduction

d)

assimilation

53.

The articulatory features which form the invariant of the phoneme

a)

relevant

b)

redundant

c)

special

d)

irrelevant

54.

The type of English Pronunciation where length is not distinctive feature of vowels

 

a)

Standard Scottish Pronunciation

b)

Southern English

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Northern English

55.

A set of symbols representing speech sounds

a)

transcription

b)

alphabet

c)

phonetics

d)

phonology

56.

Sounds consisting of voice only

a)

vowels

b)

allophones

c)

consonants

d)

phonemes

57.

Sounds characterized by close articulation

a)

consonants

b)

monopthongs

c)

diphthongs

d)

vowels

58.

The adaptive modification of a consonant by a neighboring consonant in the speech chain

 

a)

assimilation

b)

reduction

c)

deduction

d)

deletion

59.

The method of phonological analysis mainly used by phoneticians of structuralist school

a)

distributional method

b)

semantic method

c)

instrumental method

d)

acoustic method

60.

The type of English Pronunciation where words of French origin have stress on the final syllable

a)

General American

b)

Public School Pronunciation

c)

Standard Scottish Pronunciation

d)

Received Pronunciation

61.

In this language all the vowels are generally divided into long and short

a)

English

b)

Russian

c)

Kazakh

d)

Moksha

62.

The most wide spread type of educated American speech

a)

General American Pronunciation

b)

BBC English

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Southern American Pronunciation

63.

Voiced consonants are

a)

b, d, g, v,  , z,]

b)

[ , , h]

c)

f,  , s]

d)

p, t, k]

64.

There were two answers, and ... was right

a)

neither

b)

or

c)

but

d)

not

65.

Voiceless consonants are

a)

[f,  , s, p, t, k,  ,  , h]

b)

Que:, l,  ]

c)


[ , z,  ]

d)

b, d, g, v]

66.

According to the view originated by L.V.Sherba the phoneme is

 

a)

a functional, material and abstract unit

b)

an abstract idea

c)

a physical  object

d)

a mentalistic image

67.

Que: Different grammatical forms of one and the same word

a)

wordforms

b)

allophones

c)

wardrobe

d)

allomorphs

68.

46. Que: In the sentence «Come and see my new apartment some day» there is no

a)

subject

b)

object

c)

predicate

d)

attribute

69.

Que: In the sentence «They run fast» there is no

a)

object and attribute

b)

subject and predicate

c)

predicate and attribute

d)

object and adverbial modifier

70.

Which characteristics does not apply to attribute

a)

connected with a verb

b)


a secondary part of sentence

c)

connected with a noun or noun equivalents

d)

usually placed before a modified noun

71.

There are two direct objects in the sentence

a)

I asked him a question

b)

I gave him a book

c)

He lived in that house

d)

I gave the book to him

72.

Which characteristics does not apply to object

a)

an independent part of a sentence

b)

is expressed by a verb in a finite form

c)

usually precedes a predicate

d)

has a fixed position

73.

Which characteristics does not apply to a subject

a)

is expressed by a verb in a finite form

b)

has a fixed position

c)

usually precedes a predicate

d)

an independent part of a sentence

74.

Subject and predicate are main members/parts of a sentence because they are most important from the point of view of

a)

structure

b)

meaning

c)

context

d)

situation

75.

A two-member sentence consists of

a)

some words including subject and predicate

b)

two words

c)

two notional words

d)

two members of sentence

76.

The communicative purpose of «Don't go there» is

 

a)

prohibition

b)

prediction

c)

offer

d)

promise

77.

In word formation, the two main methods of word creation are

a)

Compounding and derivation

b)

Borrowing and blending

c)

Conversion and abbreviation

d)

Affixation and modification

78.

In the suffix inventory of the English language, there are:

a)

Homonymous suffixes

b)

Derivational suffixes

c)

Inflectional suffixes

d)

Compound suffixes

79.

The identification of minimal structural components in a derived word (re-mind-ful) is:

a)

Morphological analysis

b)

Syntactic analysis

c)

Phonological analysis

d)

Semantic analysis

80.

The communicative purpose of «Break it, you'll pay for it» is

 

a)

warning

b)

prediction

c)

offer

d)

promise

81.

The communicative purpose of «I won't lose it» is

a)

promise

b)

apology

c)

prediction

d)

offer

82.

Find an example of a correct exclamative sentence

 

a)

How hard she works!

b)

How she works hard

c)

How she hardly works

d)

How hardly she works!

83.

Which answer does not apply to general questions

a)

at 10 p.m

b)

Yes

c)

No

d)

I don't know

84.

The clauses in a complex sentence can be linked with

a)

When

b)

or

c)

but

d)

Not

85.

her coming» in «Her coming tonight meant that a great deal of work had to be put off» is an example of

a)

a gerundial complex

b)

a nominative with the participle

c)

an accusative with the infinitive

d)

an accusative with the participle

86.

her uncle walking» in «She saw her uncle walking out beside the girl» is an example of

a)

an accusative with the participle

b)

a nominative with the participle

c)

a gerundial complex

d)

an accusative with the infinitive

87.

Which type of word-combination does not exist in grammar

a)

Cleft

b)

hypotactic

c)

endocentric

d)

coordinate

88.

On the basis of grammatical alternation we differentiate

a)

additive and replacive morphemes

b)

overt and covert morphemes

c)

segmental and suprasegmental morphemes

d)

free and bound morphemes

89.

For a grammatical category to exist there must be at least

a)

two grammatical forms

b)

four grammatical forms

c)

five grammatical forms

d)

three grammatical forms

90.

Practical grammar

a)

gives the rules for speaking and writing correctly

b)

accounts for what actually occurs in language

c)

describes the rules of language

d)

gives a scientific explanation of the grammatical structure of language

91.

Grammatical meaning is

a)

а general abstract meaning

b)

a reflection of reality

c)

general concrete meaning

d)

an abstract concrete meaning

92.

Theoretical grammar

a)

gives a scientific explanation of the grammatical structure of language

b)

describes grammar rules

c)

provide students with a manual of practical mastery

d)

gives the rules for speaking and writing correctly

93.

72. Formal words include

 

a)

prepositions, conjunctions, articles

b)

nouns, verbs, prepositions

c)

verbs, pronouns, nouns

d)

verbs, adverbs, numerals

94.

Notional words include

a)

nouns, verbs, adverbs

b)

nouns, verbs, prepositions

c)

verbs, pronouns, nouns

d)

verbs, adverbs, numerals

95.

The meaning of the class of verbs is that of

 

a)

process

b)

quality

c)

number

d)

thingness

96.

The parts of speech classification is based on the following principles

 

a)

meaning, form, function

b)

meaning, function-word

c)

meaning, function, word order

d)

meaning, form-word, function

97.

Word-change is more important in Kazakh and Russian than in English because

a)

Of their richly developed morphology

b)

of their poor morphology

c)

all words always change

d)

every word changes

98.

The auxiliary word morphemes are called

a)

semi-bound morphemes

b)

replacive morphemes

c)

continuous morphemes

d)

zero morphemes

99.

81. According to L.Bloomfield, «brother and sister» is

a)

an endocentric word-combination

b)

a hypotactic word-combination

c)

a paratactic word-combination

d)

a prepositional word-combination

100.

The grammatical system is

a)

is the whole set of rules with a help of which the meanings are combined for formation of utterances

b)

is the whole set of words

c)

is the whole set of naming means of language

d)

is the whole set of phonetic elements

101.

The two parts of speech that conform to the notion of a formal are

 

a)

preposition and conjunction

b)

noun and preposition

c)

noun and adverb

d)

noun and conjunction

102.

The subject of grammar is

a)

the grammatical structure of language

b)

form words

c)

intonation

d)

word order

103.

The form of a word that expresses a certain grammatical meaning is called

a)

a grammatical form

b)

a word-group

c)

a form word

d)

a function word

104.

In the sentence «I know her very well» there is no

a)

attribute

b)

subject

c)

object

d)

predicate

105.

The Model of the Parts of the Sentence does not include

a)

adjective

b)

predicate

c)

object

d)

subject

106.

Cat, cats, cat's, cats' are called:

a)

Forms of the same word

b)

Different words with similar meanings

c)

Different words with similar meanings

d)

Different words with similar meanings

107.

Affixal morphemes in English

a)

Modify the meaning of the root morpheme

b)

Change the grammatical category of a word

c)

Create new independentwords

d)

Indicate tense or aspect

108.

Аffixoids in English represent:

a)

Words of Greek or Latin origin

b)

Commonly used prefixes and suffixes

c)

Words with purely grammatical function

d)

Simple words with clear meanings

109.

In English, there are no suffixes that express

a)

Augmentative meaning

b)

Possession

c)

Diminutive meaning

d)

Plurality

110.

In verb collocations (e.g., to have a look, to have a smoke), the lexical meaning of the verb:

a)

Is weakened due to the dominant grammatical meaning

b)

Remains unchanged in the expression

c)

Is strengthened by the context

d)

Is emphasized by the noun following it

111.

Depending on the goals of creation, role in the language and speech, and relation to the vocabulary, new words in English can be:

a)

Usual, occasional, and potential

b)

Borrowed, compound, and derived

c)

Descriptive, associative, and formal

d)

Synonymous, antonymous, and specific

112.

In the metonymic transfer "the whole city was sleeping," there is:

a)

A spatial relationship

b)

A causal relationship

c)

A temporal relationship

113.

The metonymic transfer in "china," "cashmere" is based on:

a)

Contiguity in space

b)

Causal relationship

c)

Temporal relationship

d)

Symbolic meaning

114.

In the words kind — angry, short — tall, we observe

a)

Antonymous paradigmatic relations

b)

Contextual opposites

c)

Synonymous relations

d)

Paradigmatic variation

115.

In the words knave, villain, we can detect

a)

Deterioration in meaning

b)

Change in grammatical form

c)

A shift in connotation

d)

Simplification in meaning

116.

In the words orange, chestnut, hazel, we observe

a)

Metaphorical transfer

b)

Spatial association

c)

Contiguity in time

d)

A shift in grammatical form

117.

In the words sandwich, glass, Winchester, we observe

a)

Metonymic transfer

b)

Metaphorical transfer

c)

A proper noun usage

d)

A shift in semantic field

118.

In the words the City, the Tube, the Channel, the Rock, we observe:

a)

A narrowing of meaning

b)

A broadening of meaning

c)

A metaphorical meaning

d)

A causal shift

119.

In the word "pave-ment-s," the base is considered to be

a)

Pave-ment (root and word-forming suffix

b)

Pave (root) and -ment (suffix

c)

Pave- (prefix) and ment(root)

d)

Pav- (root) and -ment(suffix)

120.

The identification of the most significant parts in a word (unfriendliness = unfriendli- + -ness; un- + -friendly; friend- + -ly) is

a)

Componential analysis

b)

Syntactic analysis

c)

Semantic analysis

d)

Phonetic analysis

121.

The verbs affect — effect are

a)

Paronyms

b)

Synonyms

c)

Homophones

d)

Antonyms

122.

Diachrony deals with the study of language

a)

Over time

b)

In a specific context

c)

In spoken form

d)

Through grammatical rules

123.

The grouping of words by their arrangement relative to one another in speech is called

a)

Syntagmatics

b)

Semantics

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Morphology

124.

The change in meaning without a change in its scope is called:

a)

Shift in meaning

b)

Broadening of meaning

c)

Narrowing of meaning

d)

Connotation shift

125.

The study and systematic description of the vocabulary of a language in terms of its origin, development, and usage is:

a)

The main task of English lexicology

b)

The task of syntactic analysis

c)

The task of phonetic analysis

d)

The task of historical linguistics

126.

The native and borrowed prefixes un- and in-, fore- and pre- are

a)

Synonymous

b)

Antonymous

c)

Homonymous

d)

Derivational

127.

The source of one of the following homonyms "bang"(a loud, sudden, explosive noise) — "bang" (a fringe of hair combed over the forehead) is

a)

Onomatopoeic origin

b)

Latin origin

c)

Greek origin

d)

Borrowed from French

128.

Conversive words include the opposition of:

a)

give — receive

b)

buy — sell

c)

start — finish

d)

arrive — depart

129.

Non-linear word formation models in English include

a)

Conversion models

b)

Affixation models

c)

Compounding models

d)

Blending models

130.

The main methods of word formation in English are

a)

Affixation, conversion, and compounding

b)

Borrowing, blending, and clipping

c)

Derivation, reduction, and affixation

d)

Abbreviation, clipping, and affixation

131.

Calques (pale-face, pipe of peace) are considered:

a)

Hidden borrowings

b)

Foreign borrowings

c)

Native words

d)

Hybrid words

132.

The model V + ing → N (reading, playing) refers to:

a)

Highly productive models

b)

Derivational models

c)

Affixation models

d)

Compounding models

133.

The morphemes -able, -ible, -ibl, -uble, -abil, -ubil are

a)

Allomorphs

b)

Prefixes

c)

Suffixes

d)

Roots

134.

The metonymic transfer "material" — "product made from this material" is:

a)

Iron

b)

Gold

c)

Wood

d)

Silver

135.

The most productive model in conversion is

a)

N → V

b)

V → N

c)

A → N

d)

V → Adj

136.

The most frequently borrowed elements in English are:

a)

Words

b)

Phrases

c)

Roots

d)

Sounds

137.

The greatest number of suffixes in English can be found in the system of

a)

Nouns

b)

Verbs

c)

Adjectives

d)

Adverbs

138.

The least orthographically assimilated words in English are those that came into the language

a)

Through literary channels

b)

Through oral communication

c)

From neighboring languages

d)

From scientific terms

139.

Negative prefixes include

a)

un-, in-, dis

b)

re-, un-, sub

c)

en-, mis-, pre-

d)

out-, under-, inter

140.

The paradigmatic relations between the words chair, table, arm-chair, sofa, bed represent

a)

Hyponymic paradigmatic relations

b)

Synonymic relations

c)

Antonymic relations

d)

Meronymic relations

141.

In terms of structure, English words can be:

a)

Simple, derived, and compound

b)

Complex, compound, and auxiliary

c)

Simple, compound, and complex

d)

Affixed, compounded, and derived

142.

The paradigmatic relations between the words to look, to stare, to glance, to glimpse, to peep are called:

a)

Synonymic relations

b)

Hyponymic relations

c)

Meronymic relations

d)

Antonymic relations

143.

In terms of form, antonyms are divided into

a)

Absolute and derived

b)

Complementary and contrary

c)

Synonymous and contradictory

d)

Gradual and radical

144.

The gradual loss of lexical meaning is called:

a)

Desemantization

b)

Narrowing of meaning

c)

Broadening of meaning

d)

Shift in meaning

145.

The derogatory connotation is conveyed by suffixes used with people's names like

a)

eer, -ster, -ard, -ling

b)

ist, -ous, -ify, -ness

c)

able, -ous, -ic, -ing

d)

ism, -ance, -ence, -ship

146.

The appearance of words like sit-in, eat-in, drink-in, pray-in, read-in, swim-in was caused by

a)

Extralinguistic factors

b)

Linguistic factors

c)

Phonological shifts

d)

Syntactic changes

147.

The prefix arch- is combined with

a)

Only nouns

b)

Only adjectives

c)

Both nouns and verbs

d)

Only verbs

148.

The prefix dis- belongs to the group of

a)

Polysemous prefixes

b)

Derivational prefixes

c)

Compound prefixes

d)

Negative prefixes

149.

The prefixes mis-, un-, out-, up-, under-, over-, with- and others are:

a)

Native

b)

Borrowed

c)

Syntactic

d)

Phonetic

150.

The features of synonymy exclude:

a)

The commonality of concept

b)

Lexical proximity

c)

Syntactic similarity

d)

Grammatical similarity

151.

vExamples of unproductive models at this stage of English language development include:

a)

V + ard → N; fore + V → V; en + N

b)

N + ing → V; un- + V → N; dis- + N → V

c)

N + er → V; pre- + N → N; re- + N → V

d)

V + ly → Adj; N + ing → V; en- + V → Adj

152.

The acquisition of the noun 'gift' meaning 'present' under the influence of the Scandinavian language is called:

a)

Semantic borrowing

b)

Phonetic borrowing

c)

Structural borrowing

d)

Grammatical borrowing

153.

The base for a derived word in English is usually:

a)

A simple word

b)

A complex word

c)

A compound word

d)

A phrase

154.

The producing base for a derived word is established during:

a)

Word formation analysis

b)

Syntactic analysis

c)

Phonetic analysis

d)

Semantic analysis

155.

The opposition expressed by specific concepts, between which there is an intermediate element, is called:

a)

Contrary

b)

Complementary

c)

Graded

d)

Relational

156.

The difference between the fixed phrase "motor car" and its shortened version "car" is:

a)

Stylistic

b)

Grammatical

c)

Semantic

d)

Syntactic

157.

In terms of converting ability, prefixes can be:

a)

Transponing and non-transponing

b)

Derivational and inflectional

c)

Active and passive

d)

Syntactic and morphological

158.

From the perspective of semantic classification, morphemes in English are divided into:

a)

Root and affixal

b)

Bound and free

c)

Prefixal and suffixal

d)

Derivational and inflectional

159.

From the structural perspective, morphemes in English are classified into:

a)

Free, bound, affixoids, and semi-affixes

b)

Nounal, verbal, and adjectival

c)

Simple, complex, and derived

d)

Root and suffix

160.

A bound morpheme is the root morpheme:

a)

poss- (in possible)

b)

help- (in helpful)

c)

read- (in readable)

d)

love- (in lovable)

161.

The semantically simplest, stylistically neutral, and least syntactically fixed word is called:

a)

A synonymic dominant

b)

A key word

c)

A root word

d)

A derived word

162.

Synchrony studies the language:

a)

In a specified state, as a system of certain relations, examined in complete abstraction from time

b)

In its historical development

c)

In its syntactic transformations

d)

Through the evolution of its phonemes

163.

A synchronic analysis in word formation is aimed at:

a)

Establishing correlational parameters

b)

Finding historical roots

c)

Examining phonetic patterns

d)

Studying syntactic functions

164.

The words arms — alms; him — hymn; knight — night; rain — reign are:

a)

Homophones

b)

Homographs

c)

Homonyms

d)

Paronyms

165.

The words back (spine) and back (backward) are:

a)

Complete homonyms

b)

Homophones

c)

Paronyms

d)

Synonyms

166.

The words boom, clang, click, clatter are:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Paronyms

c)

Homophones

d)

Neologisms

167.

The words bow (a weapon) — bow (a gesture), row (a line) — row (a quarrel) are:

a)

Homographs

b)

Homophones

c)

Homonyms

d)

Paronyms

168.

The words child — kid; hearty — cordial are __________ synonyms:

a)

Stylistic

b)

Ideographic

c)

Absolute

d)

Grammatical

169.

The words saw (a tool) and saw (a form of the verb "to see") are:

a)

Homophones

b)

Homonyms

c)

Paronyms

d)

Synonyms

170.

The words skirt and shirt represent:

a)

Etymological doubles

b)

Synonyms

c)

Homonyms

d)

Borrowed words

171.

The words sport, street, travel are:

a)

Fully assimilated borrowings

b)

Partially assimilated borrowings

c)

False cognates

d)

Loanwords with semantic changes

172.

The words spring (season), spring (coil), spring (source) are:

a)

Homonyms

b)

Synonyms

c)

Paronyms

d)

Polysemes

173.

The words teacher, builder, plentiful, kindness, fearless are understood as results of:

a)

Secondary nomination

b)

Primary nomination

c)

Borrowing

d)

Word shortening

174.

Words that differ in spelling but are the same in pronunciation are called:

a)

Homophones

b)

Homonyms

c)

Paronyms

d)

Synonyms

175.

Words that are identical in both sound and spelling are called:

a)

Complete homonyms

b)

Homographs

c)

Homophones

d)

Synonyms

176.

Words that have the same meaning in a specific context are called:

a)

Contextual synonyms

b)

Absolute synonyms

c)

Paronyms

d)

False cognates

177.

The vocabulary of the English language is primarily replenished by:

a)

Secondary nomination and borrowings

b)

Primary nomination

c)

Semantic shifts

d)

Loan translations

178.

The word 'shipwreck' differs from the phrase 'the wreck of the ship' in that it is:

a)

A fixed phrase

b)

A syntactic construction

c)

A compound word

d)

A collocation

179.

In English, the word and the morpheme often turn out to be:

a)

Homonymous

b)

Synonymous

c)

Polysemous

d)

Derivative

180.

The word formation value of the model V + er is:

a)

"Agent of action"

b)

"Action result"

c)

"Action process"

d)

"Repetition of action"

181.

The expressions to take into account, to take advantage of, to take part in are called:

a)

Fixed expressions

b)

Collocations

c)

Idioms

d)

Phrasal verbs

182.

Cases of meaning extension are observed in the words:

a)

Pipe, journey

b)

Book, chair

c)

Play, game

d)

Sun, moon

183.

Cases of meaning improvement are represented by the words:

a)

Knight, minister

b)

Rogue, scoundrel

c)

Fool, idiot

d)

Disaster, accident

184.

The merging of meanings is observed in the suffix:

a)

-er

b)

-ness

c)

ing

d)

-ly

185.

The coincidence of forms of different words is called __________ homonyms:

a)

Morphological

b)

Phonetic

c)

Lexical

d)

Grammatical

186.

The words criteria, data, analysis have retained the inflections of the source language:

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends on the context

d)

Not applicable

187.

The ability of a word to enter into syntactic relations with other elements is called:

a)

Valency

b)

Affixation

c)

Derivation

d)

Conjugation

188.

  1. The ability of a word to enter into syntactic relations with other elements is called:

a)

мWord-formation morphemes (lexical)

b)

Phonemes

c)

Syntactic markers

d)

Grammatical morphemes

189.

The structure of a word in English:

a)

Can undergo historical changes

b)

Remains static over time

c)

Is fixed by grammatical rules

d)

Is determined by pronunciation

190.

The suffixes of verbs in English include:

a)

-ate, -en, -ify(-fy), -ize(-ise)

b)

-ness, -ly, -er

c)

-ing, -ness, -ship

d)

-ed, -ing, -s

191.

Suffixes like -ism, -ing, -ness, -ship refer to:

a)

Abstract meanings

b)

Concrete objects

c)

Action results

d)

Derivational forms

192.

Suffixes of the objective-qualitative feature in English:

a)

Do not exist

b)

Are highly productive

c)

Appear mainly in adjectives

d)

Appear mainly in nouns

193.

The noun 'colour-blindness' is formed by:

a)

Compounding and affixation

b)

Affixation alone

c)

Conversion

d)

Compounding alone

194.

The nouns crisis, basis, data belong to:

a)

Partially assimilated borrowings

b)

Fully assimilated borrowings

c)

Native words

d)

Loanwords with no phonetic changes

195.

Transformational analysis in English word formation helps to identify and establish the relationship between:

a)

The derived word and the syntactic construction

b)

The root word and the suffix

c)

The lexical meaning and the form

d)

The base form and its variations

196.

Diminutive English suffixes (-let, -kin) are:

a)

Not very productive

b)

Highly productive

c)

Used only in verbs

d)

Used only in adjectives

197.

An ordered set in the interrelations of elements, forming a generalized model in which lexical-semantic variants are contrasted with each other, is called the __________ structure of a word.

a)

Semantic

b)

Phonetic

c)

Grammatical

d)

Syntactic

198.

The elementary unit of antonymic opposition is:

a)

LSV of the word

b)

Synonym

c)

Homonym

d)

Derivation

199.

Emotionally neutral words and expressions used instead of their more offensive synonyms are called:

a)

Euphemisms

b)

Dysphemisms

c)

Synonyms

d)

Idiomatic expressions

200.

The phenomenon of partial phonetic similarity between words with different meanings is called:

a)

Paronymy

b)

Homophony

c)

Homography

d)

Polysemy

201.

What is the basic unit of analysis in the study of morphology?

a)

Morpheme

b)

Phoneme

c)

Syllable

d)

Word

202.

Which of the following is a free morpheme?

a)

Book

b)

-ing

c)

Pre-

d)

Un-

203.

What type of morpheme is "un-" in the word "untidy"?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Root

d)

Inflection

204.

Which of the following is an example of an inflectional morpheme?

a)

-ed

b)

-ly

c)

ness

d)

Pre

205.

What is the term for the study of word meaning?

a)

Semantics

b)

Syntax

c)

Phonology

d)

Pragmatics

206.

Which of the following is a compound word?

a)

Notebook

b)

Unhappiness

c)

Walked

d)

Childish

207.

Which of these is an example of a derivational morpheme?

a)

-ful

b)

-s

c)

-ed

d)

-ing

208.

Which of the following is a coordinate compound?

a)

Toothbrush

b)

Bookstore

c)

Blackbird

d)

Fireman

209.

What does the suffix "-able" in "drinkable" indicate?

a)

It forms an adjective meaning "capable of being"

b)

It forms a noun

c)

It forms a verb

d)

It forms a plural noun

210.

What is the study of sentence structure called?

a)

Syntax

b)

Morphology

c)

Phonology

d)

Semantics

211.

Which of the following is an example of a noun phrase?

a)

The tall man

b)

Running fast

c)

The book on the table

d)

In the car

212.

What kind of relationship do the words "book" and "books" represent?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

c)

Compounding

d)

Borrowing

213.

Which type of word formation involves the combination of two existing words?

a)

Compounding

b)

Derivation

c)

Clipping

d)

Blending

214.

What is the term for the study of the sounds of speech?

a)

Phonology

b)

Semantics

c)

Morphology

d)

Syntax

215.

Which of the following is a consonant cluster in English?

a)

"st"

b)

"e"

c)

"ing"

d)

"oo"

216.

Which of the following is an example of a verb phrase?

a)

He is running

b)

Running fast

c)

The green car

d)

To sleep

217.

Which of the following is a feature of a modal verb?

a)

It expresses necessity or possibility

b)

It always ends with "-ed"

c)

It functions as a noun

d)

It never changes form

218.

What is the process by which new words are created from existing ones called?

a)

Word formation

b)

Syntax

c)

Lexicalization

d)

Phonological assimilation

219.

What type of affix is used in the word "happiness"?

a)

Suffix

b)

Prefix

c)

Infix

d)

Root

220.

Which of the following words is a homophone?

a)

Pair, pear

b)

Table, chair

c)

Book, paper

d)

Red, blue

221.

Which of the following is a type of antonym?

a)

Gradable

b)

Syntagmatic

c)

Lexical

d)

Phonological

222.

In which sentence is the word "right" used as a noun?

a)

"I have the right to speak."

b)

"She is right about that."

c)

"Turn right at the intersection."

d)

"He is a right person."

223.

What is the study of word meanings and their changes over time called?

a)

Historical semantics

b)

Pragmatics

c)

Morphology

d)

Phonetics

224.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a compound noun?

a)

It is made of two or more words combined together

b)

It always has a verb in it

c)

It always contains a prefix

d)

It is formed by inflection

225.

Which sentence contains an example of a phrasal verb?

a)

"She made a cake."

b)

"They turned off the lights."

c)

"I am writing a letter."

d)

"We bought a new house."

226.

Which of the following is a descriptive adjective?

a)

Tall

b)

Quickly

c)

Happily

d)

Beautifully

227.

Which of the following is an example of a regular plural form in English?

a)

Cats

b)

Children

c)

Men

d)

Mice

228.

Which of the following sentences uses an auxiliary verb?

a)

"She is going to the store."

b)

"They swim every day."

c)

"We ate lunch."

d)

"He runs fast."

229.

What does the term "syntax" refer to?

a)

The arrangement of words in sentences

b)

The study of sounds

c)

The meaning of words

d)

The forms of words

230.

Which of the following is an example of a conjunction?

a)

And

b)

Beautiful

c)

Quickly

d)

Run

231.

What is a gerund?

a)

A verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun

b)

A verb form used to form the future tense

c)

A noun formed by adding a prefix

d)

A form of an adjective

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