1. Correlate the following words with the type of motivation.

the head of the government - semantic motivation

teacher - morphological motivation

cuckoo - phonetic motivation

2. State the source of the following phraseological units with proper names:

Achilles' heel, Pandora's box - Ancient Mythology

3. State the coordination between the type of dictionary and its aim:

Special dictionary - It covers only a specific type of the vocabulary.

Bilingual dictionary - It gives the equivalent in another language.

Thesaurus dictionary - It gives the word or words by which the same or similar
idea may be expressed.

4. The words that were once common but are now replaced by synonyms and
got out of use are:

archaisms

5. Write the following word according to the British norms of spelling: Thru

through

6. Stylistically formal part of the vocabulary is represented by:

terminology

7. The basic unit forming the bulk of the vocabulary is:

a word

8. Regional varieties of a standard literary language characterised by some

minor peculiarities in the sound system, vocabulary and grammar and by their own
literary norms.

variants

9. When a neologism denotes an important thing or notion, it:

becomes a permanent part of the English word stock

10. Terms tend to be:

monosemantic

11. For the given British English words give the corresponding American
English words.

Form Grade

Flat Apartment

Trainers Sneakers

Lift Elevator

Petrol Gas

12. The smallest meaningful unit of the language is:

a morpheme

13. A variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the

same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use
by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially. This
variety is considered as substandard and has no literary norm.

dialect

14. In the sentence "My auntie (uncle / cousin) has bought (purchased /
hired) a red (green / black) automobile (car / Ford)" the possible substitutions of
the words that compose it are indicative of the … relations between words.

paradigmatic

15. Write the following word according to the British norms of spelling:
Traveling

travelling

16. Substitute a phraseological unit with the noun "heart" for the underlined
words: I know there is a lot of biology material to cover and learn but if you
want to pass the exam, you have to memorize it

learn by heart

17. Complete the sentence using only one suitable word: When he began to
smile I realized he was pulling my …

leg
 18. State the source of the following proverbial expressions: All that glisters is
not gold; to be or not to be - that is the question

literature

19. State the source of the following phraseological units with proper names:
Harley Street, Fleet Street

toponymy

20. Match the phraseological units with the Russian equivalents.

To take smb at his word Поймать на слове

Between the devil and the deep sea Между двух огней

To make a mountain out of a molehill Делать из мухи слона

Out of the blue Внезапно

21. Complete the sentences using only one suitable word: Last night I was so
tired I slept like a …

log

22. Place the relative synonyms in order of increasing the quality:to love - to
admire - to like - to worship

to like - to love - to admire - to worship

23. The result of semantic change in the word sport that meant "pastime,
entertainment" and now denotes "an activity involving physical exertion and
skill in which an individual or a team competes against another or others for
entertainment" is…

the specialization of meaning

24. Define the type of transference in the following words: immoral (not
customary) - immoral (having no high principles)

degradation of meaning

25. Find two antonyms to the word below: narrow

broad, wide

26. Write out all the metaphors used in the following sentence: The detective
listened to her tales with a wooden face.
wooden

27. Complete the sentences using only one suitable word: He is always as cool
as a …

cucumber

28. Find an antonym to the word below: black

white

29. Find a homonym (homophone) to the following word: weight

wait

30. Define the dominant in the following synonymic row: To gaze - to stare - to
look - to peer

to look

31. The type of transference when the range of meaning becomes broader but
the meaning itself becomes more obscure:

generalization

32. Find two homonyms (homophones) to the following word: cent

sent; scent

33. The words heir - air refer to:

homophones

34. State what homonyms the following words are: see (v) - sea (n

homophones

35. The type of transference based on subtle psychological links between

different objects, their associations is:

metonymy

36. Complete the following sentence using the best word from the FAT list:
The baby waved her _________ little arms in the air.

chubby

37. Form words with a negative meaning using the corresponding prefixes:
order dis-

mature im-

regular ir-

academic non-

legal il-

happy un-

38. Define the type of transference in the following words and word
combinations.

a Mercedes Metonymy

The seeds of evil Metaphor

a bird (a young bird) - a bird (any bird) Generalization of meaning

Villain (farm laborer) - villain (an evil person) Degradation of meaning

a hound (any dog) - a hound (a dog used for hunting)

silly (saint) - silly (stupid) Elevation of meaning

39. Find an antonym to the word below: young

old

40. Define the type of transference in the word seed: Seeds of a plant - seeds of
evil

metaphor

41. Find cases of conversion in the following sentence: The dark was eyeing
him expectantly.

conversion

42. Define the type of transference in the following phrases: to swim in the sea
- sea of faces

metaphor