MID-TERM TEST

Subject/Class: English Vocabulary and Idiom / I E

Lecturer : Sasha Ambarsari, M.Pd

Answers these questions using your own language!

1. What is your point of view about Vocabulary?

2. What are the differences between High & Low Words and Technical & Academic Words?
3. Give your understanding how to distinguished Function and Content Words? Mention the
kinds of both of them!
4. Decides which words are Function and Content Words in the following sentences:
a. Literature is always interconnected with language.
b. That pleasure is spontaneously appearing, but it comes up temporarily.
c. Get up and have some exercise outside.
d. Everything was ready for the party.
e. You must learn how to drive before you get your license.
f. The new rug in the living room is beautiful, but it does not match the furniture.
g. When the people split up neither of them completely blameless.
h. Love is a drama of contradictions.
i. We can use this structure so as to explain the purpose.
j. As soon as he has collected the results he will post them to his website.
5. Explain briefly what the Word Formation is!
6. Mention the types of Word Formation! Give your explanation and an example of each!
7. Decides which words are used Prefix, Suffix, Infix, and Circumfix!
a. The outcomes were very strange! In fact, they were…..! (believe)
b. She has an unfortunate…..to understand people’s feeling. (able)
c. Due to the clerk’s…..we missed the rain. (stubborn)
d. The…..of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food. (mechanic)
e. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is….. (pay)
f. The police were told by them…..where to find the criminal. (inform)
g. I can guarantee the…..of our new product. (rely)
h. The bank robbers were sentence to twelve years of….. (prison)
i. The young lady claimed to be a victim of child….. (use)
j. Here is the data of three…..houses for sale in your neighborhood. (compare)

BREAK A LEG!
NAMA : Inggas Zarief Aladha

PRODI : Tadris Bahasa Inggris

MATKUL : ENGLISH VOCABULARY

JAWABAN

1. Vocabulary refers to the collection of words known by a person in a language. Vocabulary

plays an important role in communication and knowledge recognition. The more extensive the
vocabulary, the better the language skills. Vocabulary can be categorized into several types
based on its use, such as reading, speaking, listening and writing. Mastery of productive
vocabulary is essential for communication that involves expressing or conveying ideas to others,
such as speaking and writing. The quality of language skills depends on the quantity and quality
of vocabulary. A good vocabulary can affect the sentence structure produced, because a sentence
is built by several words, and a good vocabulary can produce a better sentence structure. In
conclusion, vocabulary is an important aspect of language learning and plays an important role in
communication and knowledge acquisition.

2. High and low words refer to the frequency of use of words in everyday language. Technical
and academic words, on the other hand, are more specific to certain fields and are not commonly
used in everyday language. Here are the differences between high and low words and technical
and academic words:

High and Low Words

Tier 1 (Basic Vocabulary): These are the most basic words that are commonly used in everyday
language. They are usually sight words, nouns, verbs, adjectives, and early reading words.
Examples include book, girl, sad, run, dog, and orange.

Tier 2 (High Frequency/Multiple Meaning): These are high-frequency words that occur across a
variety of domains. They are important for reading comprehension and are characteristic of
mature language users. They contain multiple meanings and are used across a variety of
environments. Examples include analyze, compare, contrast, and evaluate.

Tier 3 (Subject Related): These are low-frequency words that are content-specific and have
distinct meanings and purposes. They are not commonly used in everyday language and are
limited to a content domain. Examples include pterodactyl, aorta, thesis, isosceles, osmosis,
electrolyte, photosynthesis, and igneous.

Technical and Academic Words

Technical Vocabulary: These are words that are specific to a particular field or subject area.
They are often composed of foreign language roots modified with suffixes and prefixes. They
require explicit instruction and are relatively low-frequency. Examples include misappropriated,
atrioventricular tachycardia, and antidisestablishmentarianism.

Academic Vocabulary: These are words that are commonly used in academic settings and are
important for reading comprehension. They are often abstract and have multiple meanings.
Examples include analyze, compare, contrast, and evaluate.

General Vocabulary (High-Frequency Vocabulary): These are words that occur frequently in all
kinds of texts and everyday language. They are not specific to any particular field or subject area.
Examples include book, girl, sad, run, and dog.

In summary, high and low words refer to the frequency of use of words in everyday language,
while technical and academic words are more specific to certain fields and are not commonly
used in everyday language.

3. Content words and function words are two categories of words in English. Content words
carry the most meaning in a sentence, while function words have little meaning and are used to
create grammatical or structural relationships between content words. Here are some examples of
content and function words:

Content words:

Nouns (e.g., paper, coffee, Mr. Smith)

Verbs (e.g., go, speak, think)

Adjectives (e.g., big, difficult, interesting)

Adverbs (e.g., slowly, clearly, quite)

Function words:

Prepositions (e.g., to, from, for, with)

Articles (e.g., a/an, the)

Pronouns (e.g., her, I, their)

Auxiliary verbs (e.g., are, have, can)

Conjunctions (e.g., and, but, if)

Content words are typically stressed in a sentence, while function words are not emphasized in
speech. Here are some examples of how content and function words are used in English
speaking:

"What do you think about the black shirt?" This sentence has four content words: what, think,
black, shirt. There are also four function words: do, you, about, the.

"Are we going to the shops?" In a sentence consisting of content and function words, the content
words are typically stressed, and the function words are typically weak.

Knowing the difference between content and function words can help with pronunciation and
understanding the meaning of a sentence.

4. Decides which words are Function and Content Words in the following sentences:

a. Literature is always interconnected with language.

Function words: is, always, with

Content words: Literature, interconnected, language

b. That pleasure is spontaneously appearing, but it comes up temporarily.

Function words: That, is, but, it, up

Content words: pleasure, spontaneously, appearing, comes, temporarily

c. Get up and have some exercise outside.

Function words: and, have, some

Content words: Get, up, exercise, outside

d. Everything was ready for the party.

Function words: was, for, the

Content words: Everything, ready, party

e. You must learn how to drive before you get your license.

Function words: You, must, how, to, before, you, your

 Content words: learn, drive, get, license

f. The new rug in the living room is beautiful, but it does not match the furniture.

Function words: The, in, the, is, but, it, not, the

Content words: new, rug, living, room, beautiful, does, match, furniture

g. When the people split up neither of them completely blameless.

Function words: When, the, up, of, them

Content words: people, split, neither, completely, blameless

h. Love is a drama of contradictions.

Function words: is, a, of

Content words: Love, drama, contradictions

i. We can use this structure so as to explain the purpose.

Function words: We, can, use, this, so, as, to, the

Content words: structure, explain, purpose

j. As soon as he has collected the results he will post them to his website.

Function words: As, soon, as, he, has, the, he, will, them, to, his

Content words: collected, results, post, website

5. Word formation is the process of creating a new word from a base word or compound word.
Here are some ways of word formation in Indonesian:

Word formation based on morphological processes, namely:

Affixation: the process of forming words by adding affixes.

Reduplication: The process of forming words by repeating language units either in whole or in
part.

Composition or fusion: the combining of two or more words to form a word.

Nonmorphological word formation, namely:

Abbreviation: the process of shortening a word by removing some letters or syllables.

Matching: the formation of words by combining words from other languages.

Word formation can be done in several ways, such as affixing, repetition, merging, shortening,
and reverse derivation.

In addition, word formation can also change the word class and the meaning of the word.

6. The types of word formation in Indonesian include affixation, reduplication, and composition.

Here are explanations and examples of each type of word formation:

Affixation: the process of forming words by adding affixes to the base word. The affixes that are
often used in Indonesian are prefixes (prefixes), suffixes (endings), and confixes (insertions).
Examples: peaceful (ber- + peace), happiness (ke- + happy), and dances (me- + nari + -i).

Reduplication or repetition: the process of word formation by repeating words or word elements
(phonemes, morphemes) to form a new lexicon that can change the basic meaning. Examples:
gray, streets, and careful.

Composition or compounding: the process of forming words by combining two or more words.
There are two ways of writing compound words, which are written separately between the
elements or given a hyphen (-). Examples: table salt, flywheel, and subjects.

Word formation can also be done in a combination of all three ways. For example, the word
happiness is formed from affixation (ke- + happy) and composition (happy + -an).

7. Affixes are morphemes that are added to a root word to change its meaning or function. There
are four types of affixes: prefix, suffix, infix, and circumfix. Here is a summary of each type:

Pre fix: A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word. For example, "un-" in
"unhappy" changes the meaning of the word to "not happy".

Suffix: A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word. For example, "-able" in "readable"
changes the function of the word to an adjective.

Infix: An infix is an affix that is inserted into the middle of a word. Infixes are rare in English,
but they are used in some non-standard forms of the language. For example, "abso-bloody-
lutely" uses an infix to intensify the word "absolutely".

Circumfix: A circumfix is an affix that is added to both the beginning and end of a word.
Circumfixes are rare in English, but they are used in some other languages. For example, in
German, "ge-" and "-t" are added to the beginning and end of a verb to form the past participle.

a. The outcomes were very strange! In fact, they were unbelievable! (believe)
b. She has an unfortunate inability to understand people’s feeling. (able)
c. Due to the clerk’s stubbornness we missed the rain. (stubborn)
d. The mechanization of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food.
(mechanic)
e. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is underpaid (pay)
f. The police were told by them informant where to find the criminal. (inform)
g. I can guarantee the reliability of our new product. (rely)
h. The bank robbers were sentence to twelve years of inprisonment (prison)
i. The young lady claimed to be a victim of child abuse (use)
j. Here is the data of three comparable houses for sale in your neighborhood. (compare)