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FINAL EXAM in INTRODUCTION to LINGUISTICS (Part 1)

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  • Q1
    It studies word formation and their meaning.
    Semantics
    Syntax
    Morphology
    Phonology
    30s
  • Q2
    It the building-blocks of words, the smallest linguistic unit which has a meaning or grammatical function.
    Phonetics
    Morph
    Morpheme
    Phoneme
    30s
  • Q3
    The words 'misunderstanding', 'mistake' and 'misplace' has a preffix "mis-" which means ___________________.
    "not"
    "wrong"
    "bad"
    "without"
    45s
  • Q4
    The words 'happiness', 'loneliness' and 'sickness' has a suffix "-ness" which means ___________________.
    "having a form"
    "characterized by"
    "state of being"
    "can be done"
    45s
  • Q5
    These are the ‘main’ or 'base' words that carry meaning.
    prefixes
    suffixes
    affixes
    roots
    30s
  • Q6
    These affixes can change words from one type into another. For example, the word "boy" (noun) became "boyish" (adjective) by adding the suffix "-ish".
    inflectional
    magical
    derivational
    logical
    45s
  • Q7
    Psychology is a branch of science that deals with human mind and behavior. What suffix can be added to the word "psychology" to make the word become a person who studies it as a profession?
    "-er"
    "-ies"
    "-ist"
    "-ied"
    60s
  • Q8
    Inflection suffixes can change word from one form to another such asfrom singular to plural. What is the plural form of media?
    media
    mediums
    medium
    medias
    45s
  • Q9
    Pseudonyms are also known as pen names used by authors. The prefix 'pseudo-' means ________________.
    "unknown"
    "false"
    "famous"
    "without"
    30s
  • Q10
    It studies the literal meaning of sentences, phrases, words and morphemes.
    Phonology
    Morphology
    Pragmatics
    Semantics
    30s
  • Q11
    The example of Hyponym is ______________.
    "Obedience - Violation"
    "President - Citizen"
    "Goverment Official - Mayor"
    "Lockdown - Quarantine"
    45s
  • Q12
    The terms "lock down" and "quarantine" are used interchangeably. Those words are example of ____________.
    Synonyms
    Homonyms
    Hyponyms
    Antonyms
    30s
  • Q13
    Victor wants to buy a _______________________________________ TV.
    24" flat screen brand new
    brand new flat screen 24"
    brand new 24" flat screen
    24" brand new flat screen
    60s
  • Q14
    Armina saw the _______________________________________ fountain in the Philippines as she went to Okada.
    dancing colorful fantastic tallest
    fantastic tallest colorful dancing
    fantastic dancing tallest colorful
    tallest colorful fantastic dancing
    60s
  • Q15
    It examines the effect of language use on participants in acts of communication
    Phonology
    Pragmatics
    Morphology
    Semantics
    30s

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