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англ теория 4

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

The stem of root or morpheme words contains

a)

one free morpheme

b)

not less than two morphemes of which at least one is bound

c)

not less than two free morphemes

d)

not less than two free morphemes and one bound morpheme

e)

a group of words

2.

Prefixes mis-, mal-, pseudo- are

a)

perjorative

b)

negative

c)

privative

d)

locative

e)

prefixes of time and order

3.

The underlined words in the following sentences: “How often do you milk the cows?”, “Restaurants in all large cities have ups and downs.” “He began to nose about like an old bloodhound.” are cases of

a)

conversion

b)

allusion

c)

cliché

d)

metaphor

e)

euphemism

4.

Which part of lexicology studies the evolution of vocabulary

a)

historical lexicology

b)

general lexicology

c)

special lexicology

d)

descriptive lexicology

e)

specialized lexicology

5.

Which of the following words are compounds

a)

seashore

b)

management

c)

marketing

d)

ungentlemanly

e)

doc

6.

The main problems in lexicography are connected with

a)

all the problems mentioned above

b)

selection of lexical units and arrangements and setting of the entries

c)

selection and arrangement of meaning and definition of the last

d)

illustrative examples and choice of adequate equivalents

e)

selection and arrangement of word-derivations within a word family

7.

Seeds of evil is

a)

metaphor

b)

metonymy

c)

simile

d)

litotes

e)

epithet

8.

Eye- wash

a)

neutral compound

b)

derived compound

c)

root word

d)

there is no right answer

e)

contracted compound

9.

Set expression “tooth and nail” functions like a (an)

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

adjective

e)

preposition

10.

Lexical valency is the aptness of a word

a)

to appear in various word combinations

b)

to lose its meanings

c)

to appear in various grammatical structures

d)

to acquire new meanings

e)

to generalize its meaning

11.

Which of the following phraseological units is a phraseological fusion

a)

red tape

b)

take a fancy

c)

wash one’s dirty linen in public

d)

show one’s teeth

e)

to come into fusion

12.

Barbarisms are

a)

words which are not assimilated

b)

completely assimilated words

c)

semantically assimilated words

d)

partially assimilated words

e)

grammatically assimilated words

13.

Functional suffixes can be called

a)

endings

b)

prefixes

c)

infixes

d)

suffix

e)

interfixes

14.

The word dogged is

a)

derivative

b)

root word

c)

compound

d)

compound derivative

e)

morpheme word

15.

Which of the following dictionaries are general ones

a)

unilingual and bilingual dictionaries

b)

dictionaries of derivation, antonyms, borrowings

c)

dictionaries of slang

d)

dictionaries of American English dialect

e)

dictionaries of toponymy

16.

Suffixes –able, -ible are

a)

of Latin origin

b)

French origin

c)

Scandinavian origin

d)

native suffixes

e)

of German origin

17.

The specific feature of Cockney is

a)

rhyming slang

b)

shortening

c)

sound-interchange

d)

reduplication

e)

blending

18.

The system of the grammatical forms of a word is

a)

a paradigm

b)

a root

c)

a stem

d)

grammatical

e)

a syntax

19.

What kind of clipping in the word “math”

a)

final clipping

b)

media clipping

c)

initial clipping

d)

reduplication

e)

sound interchange

20.

Metonymy is based on

a)

contiguity of meaning

b)

harrowing of meaning

c)

pejoration of meaning

d)

amelioration of meaning

e)

extention of meaning

21.

Check for the case of a hyperbole in the following

a)

thousand pardons

b)

the White House

c)

mother tongue

d)

the leg of the table

e)

grass green

22.

Dictionaries of toponyms are

a)

special dictionaries

b)

general

c)

dictionaries of the most difficult words

d)

dictionaries of frequency

e)

explanatory dictionaries

23.

Which of the following line has words belonging to terminology

a)

telegraph, antibiotic, radar, metaphor

b)

lovely, beautiful, colorful, handsome

c)

a book, a shop, a suite, a street

d)

to go to bed, to get up, to have breakfast, to clean

e)

three, above, are, far, straight

24.

A proverb is

a)

a saying expressing some well-known truth

b)

a familiar quotation

c)

a free word-group

d)

a verb-adverb combination

e)

a traditional compound

25.

Complete the following idiom as sly as

a)

a fox

b)

a cat

c)

a cock

d)

a mouse

e)

an owl

26.

Hybrids are

a)

words made up of affixes from two or more different languages

b)

idiomatic compounds

c)

removal of all functional and derivational elements

d)

words which are made after existing patterns

e)

the smallest meaningful units

27.

Lass, Kirk are examples of

a)

vulgarism

b)

slang

c)

common colloquial words

d)

dialectical words

e)

jargonism

28.

Structurally morphemes fall into

a)

free, semi-free, bound, semi-bound, morphemes

b)

root morphemes

c)

stem morphemes

d)

prefixational morphemes

e)

suffixational morphemes

29.

Home is a

a)

free morpheme

b)

bound morpheme

c)

semi-free morpheme

d)

semi-bound morpheme

e)

affix

30.

Sound imitation is

a)

onomatopeia

b)

the derivation of new words by subtraction of real or supposed affix from existing words

c)

opposition of words or word-forms

d)

lexical abbreviations

e)

reduction of a word to one of its parts

31.

Euphemism is

a)

the substitution of unpleasant words by mild ones

b)

metaphor

c)

an irony

d)

an ellipsis

e)

litotes

32.

Metaphor is a transfer of name based on

a)

the association of similarity

b)

contiguity of meaning

c)

pejoration of meaning

d)

amelioration of meaning

e)

extention of meaning

33.

Jargonisms are

a)

words used within a particular social group and bearing a secret and cryptic character

b)

common colloquial words

c)

professionalisms

d)

vulgarisms

e)

barbarisms

34.

“Strong-willed” and “warm-hearted” are…

a)

Compound-derivatives

b)

Root words

c)

Derived words

d)

Compound words

e)

All answers are correct

35.

“The FBI” is an example of …

a)

Abbreviation

b)

clipping

c)

Blending

d)

Conversion

e)

Slang

36.

“Truth” and “lie” are…

a)

Absolute antonyms

b)

Derivational antonyms

c)

Relative antonyms

d)

Never used as antonyms

e)

Synonyms

37.

The interjections “Wow!”, “Gee!” have…

a)

No meaning at all

b)

Only a grammatical meaning

c)

Only a denotational meaning

d)

Only a connotational meaning

e)

Only phonetical meaning

38.

The words “circle”, “to encircle”, “circular” represent …

a)

different parts of speech

b)

synonyms

c)

hyponyms

d)

compounds

e)

synonyms

39.

“All that glitters is not gold” is…

a)

A proverb

b)

Ordinary sentence

c)

A word combination

d)

A free phrase

e)

A set phrase

40.

To make, to fabricate are

a)

Synonyms

b)

Homonyms

c)

Historisms

d)

Hyponyms

e)

Antonyms

41.

The pattern of the expression “by hook or by crook” is…translated as

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

verb

e)

subject

42.

“Skin”, “sky”, “skate” are of … origin.

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Latin

c)

Celtic

d)

Native

e)

German

43.

Military terms were borrowed from …

a)

Latin

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Italian

e)

Russian

44.

”Skin-deep” and “true-blue” are…

a)

Compound words

b)

Derived words

c)

Compound derivatives

d)

Root words

e)

All answers are correct

45.

English vowels are classified according to main _________ principles.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

six

d)

five

e)

four

46.

English consonants are classified according to main ___________ principles.

a)

three

b)

four

c)

two

d)

six

e)

five

47.

There are __________ plosives among English consonant sounds.

a)

six

b)

nine

c)

four

d)

six

e)

ten

48.

There are __________ diphthongs among English vowel sounds.

a)

eight

b)

nine

c)

ten

d)

six

e)

seven

49.

How many neutral sounds are there among English vowel sounds?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

50.

How many sounds are there in the English language?

a)

44

b)

30

c)

40

d)

26

e)

20

51.

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

a)

26

b)

36

c)

42

d)

30

e)

22

52.

How many types of plosion do you know?

a)

three

b)

five

c)

four

d)

seven

e)

two

53.

How many interdental sounds are there among English consonant sounds?

a)

five

b)

night

c)

four

d)

seven

e)

two

54.

There are ______ vowel diagraphs in the English language.

a)

13

b)

15

c)

10

d)

7

e)

12

55.

Where is nasal plosion?

a)

sudden

b)

black cat

c)

battle

d)

red rose

e)

settle

56.

Where is loss of plosion?

a)

kettle

b)

black stone

c)

sudden

d)

red rose

e)

pattern

57.

There are _________ types of plosion.

a)

three

b)

five

c)

four

d)

seven

e)

six

58.

There are __________ affricates among English consonant sounds.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

one

d)

five

e)

four

59.

Organs of speech are divided into __________ groups.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

six

d)

five

e)

four

60.

How many long monophtongs are there among English vowels sounds?

a)

eight

b)

three

c)

six

d)

five

e)

four

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