Question 1

What is the term used to describe the study of words and their meanings in language?

Accepted Answer

Lexicology

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Morphology

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Pragmatics

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Syntax

Question 2

What is the term used to describe the study of words and their meanings in language?

Accepted Answer

Lexicology

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Phonology

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Discourse Analysis

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Semantics

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a branch of lexicology?

Accepted Answer

Syntax

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Semantics

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Morphology

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Pragmatics

Question 4

What is the term used to describe a word that has the same meaning as another word?

Accepted Answer

Synonym

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Antonym

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Homophone

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Hypernym

Question 5

What is the term used to describe a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Accepted Answer

Antonym

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Hyponym

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Homophone

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Synonym

Question 6

What is the term used to describe a word that is a more specific category of another word?

Accepted Answer

Hyponym

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Antonym

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Synonym

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Hypernym

Question 7

What is the term used to describe the study of the history and origin of words?

Accepted Answer

Etymology

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Syntax

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Pragmatics

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Morphology

Question 8

What is the term used to describe a word that sounds like the thing it describes?

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

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Simile

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Personification

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Metaphor

Question 9

What is the term used to describe a word or phrase used in place of another to avoid repetition?

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Pronoun

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Preposition

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Adverb

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Adjective

Question 10

What is the term used to describe the form of a word that can stand on its own as a word, such as 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Root

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Affix

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Suffix

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Stem

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