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The word below is NOT assimilated

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semantically
Peso

The word below is NOT assimilated


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graphically
Décor

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stress interchange
To desert

The word below is NOT assimilated


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graphically
crèche

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aphaeresis
Cycle

The word below is a


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Scandinavian borrowing.
to take

The prefix in the following word has the meaning of


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negation
anonymous

The word below is


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derived
multicoloured

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... is the study of the history of words and their origins.

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The word below is


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derived
afloat

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Acronymy NATO
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... is the formation of new words with the help of derivational affixes.
Відповідь: affixation

The prefix in the following word has the meaning of


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orientation
Anti-bacterial

The word below has a


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non-productive affix.
Depth

The word below is a


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Greek borrowing:
morph

The suffix -ity is used to form

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nouns

-sion/-tion/-ation are the allomorphs.


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Правильно

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onomatopoeia
To yap

The suffix -ish is used to form

Відповідь Adjectives

The suffix in the word below is


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native
Worker

The suffix in the word below is


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borrowed
advertise

The prefix in the following word has the meaning of


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number
multicoloured

The word below is a


Відповідь Scandinavian borrowing. Skirt
The word below is NOT assimilated
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semantically
Borscht

The word below is NOT assimilated


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phonetically
personnel

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onomatopoeia
neigh

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affixation
Counter-productive

The word below is a


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French borrowing:
Government

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blending
brunch

The suffix -ward is used to form

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adverbs

The word below is


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derived
prefabricated

The word below has a


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Productive prefix.
retrospective

Правильна відповідь: simple word → laugh, derived word → purify, compound word →
fireman, derivational compound → millowner

The word below has a


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non-productive affix.
music
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blending
Motel

Champagne is an eponym.

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Правильно

The word below is a


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French borrowing:
age

The word below is a


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French borrowing.
flower

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... is the part of the word that remains unchanged throughout its paradigm.
Відповідь: stem

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syncope
mam
Brexit is an example of clipping.
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Неправильно

Правильна відповідь: sound interchange → foot-feet, stress interchange → object-to object,


back formation → to beg > beggar

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mixed clipping
flu

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eponymy
begonia

The suffix in the word below is


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borrowed
generous

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PhD is a(n) … abbreviation
The suffix -esque is used to form

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adjectives

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back-formation
To beg

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compounding
speedometer

The word below is a


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Scandinavian borrowing:
Sky
2//////

Define the type of semantic change (type in only ONE word):


She's not ugly (instead of pretty).
litotes

Правильна відповідь: knight ‘boy’ → ‘nobleman’ → amelioration, silly 'foolish, stupid' < ME sely
'happy, innocent' → pejoration, wife → OE 'woman' → 'woman of humble rank or low employment'
→ 'married woman, spouse' → narrowing, cupboard → 1) table upon which cups or vessels
were placed, a piece of furniture to display plates → closet or cabin with shelves for the keeping
cups and dishes → AE: small storage cabinet → extension

Правильна відповідь: bear n. – to bear v. → homonyms proper, to write v. – right adj. →


homophones, to bow v. (to bend at the waist) – bow, n. (a weapon that shoots arrows) →
homographs

Define the type of semantic change (type in only ONE word):


I’ve invited millions of people to my party.
hyperbole

What is vehicle in the following group of words? (type in only ONE word)
Vehicle: car, bus, taxi, tram.
hyperonym

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She is a fat cow (instead of overweight).
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a.
dysphemism

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The vet is going to put my dog to sleep tomorrow (instead of to kill).
euphemism

Piece and peace are homonyms proper.


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Неправильно

Appear-disappear are absolute (root) antonyms.


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Неправильно

Define the type of meaning of the word in bold:


I was still high from the applause.
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a. figurative

Dad was the anchor of the family.


The word in bold has...
b. secondary meaning

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Have you ever read Shakespeare?
metonymy

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Mary is a senior citizen (instead of an old person).
euphemism

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choose, select, opt, elect, pick
Виберіть одну відповідь:
a. choose

What type of semantic relations does this pair of words illustrate? (type in only ONE word)
wheel - car
meronymy

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collision - collusion
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b. paronyms

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the kettle is boiling
metonymy

Affect and effect are paronyms.


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Правильно

Choose a synonymic dominant in the following set of synonyms:


face, visage, countenance
Виберіть одну відповідь:
a. face

What type of relations are the relationships between lexemes in a sequence?


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a. syntagmatic
The type of semantic relations based on inclusion is called meronymy.
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Неправильно

Правильна відповідь: beautiful-ugly → gradable, asleep-awake → non-gradable, husband-wife →


conversive

Правильна відповідь: tasteless — dull → contextual, to die — to kick the bucket — perish →
stylistic, to like — to admire — to love — to adore → ideographic

Define the type of semantic change (type in only ONE word):


the leg of the table
metaphor

Terms have only denotative meaning.


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Правильно

The synonymic dominant consists only of a connotative component and has no denotation.
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Неправильно

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the teeth of a saw
Metaphor

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give-receive
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b. conversives

Him and hymn are homophones.


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Правильно

The following words are ...


crocodile, snake, turtle, lizard
Виберіть одну відповідь:
c. hyponyms

3//
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coordinative
Lamar Quin was thirty-two and not yet a partner.
Правильна відповідь: well, I never did! → interjectional, to put one’s head in a noose → verbal,
once in a blue moon → adverbial

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adjectival
'I'm so tired of everything,' said Frankie in a weary voice.

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coordinative
No law student or lawyer in his right mind enjoyed research, yet, without fail, every prospective
associate professed a deep love for the library.

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Do NOT change the form of the word.)
Відповідь ceiling
A distant ceiling of harmless dark clouds covered the sky, and the water was black.

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Do NOT change the form of the word.)
Відповідь courses
You made extremely high grades in your tax and securities courses.

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move heaven and earth
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a. antonymy

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nominal
Bitter wind gusts from the north scattered leaves in all directions.

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coordinative
The partners were busier, but just as nice.

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coordinative
The reaction was delayed by a second or two, but she finally said, “BMW? Whose BMW?”

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Do NOT change the form of the word.)
Відповідь background
You have an incredibly strong tax background.

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verbal
He stepped inside and quickly surveyed the spacious room.

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endocentric
"How long would I be in jail?" "Assuming, of course, you're sent there, probably until you decide to
comply with the judge's orders."

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endocentric
He stepped inside and quickly surveyed the spacious room.

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verbal
Lady Frances Derwent shook her head thoughtfully.

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subordinative
McDeere unbuttoned his coat and crossed his legs.

Правильна відповідь: a mare’s nest → nominal, My aunt! → interjectional, flat as a pancake →


adjectival

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Do NOT change the form of the word.)
Відповідь drive
She thought of the two-hour drive from Danesboro to Huntington, through the winding mountain
roads

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exocentric
He explained what had happened whilst the stranger made shocked comments.

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endocentric
She left the office in a thoughtful mood.

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exocentric
She left the office in a thoughtful mood.

Правильна відповідь: as mute as a fish → simile, earn one’s bread → metonymy, kick the bucket
→ euphemism

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before the ink is dry – in a twinkle of an eye - before one can say Jack Robinson
Виберіть одну відповідь:
a. synonymy

The phraseological unit to feed the fishes (that has two meanings: 1) to drown and 2) to be
seasick) is an example of ___________.
Виберіть одну відповідь:
b. polysemy

The following proverb serves as an example of alliteration:


Better bend than break.
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Правильно

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to sit on the fence
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a. metaphor

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coordinative
Neither the raises nor the bonuses are guaranteed

The following proverb serves as an example of parallel structure:


Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched.
Виберіть одну відповідь:
Неправильно

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Do NOT change the form of the word.)
Відповідь one
I figure they’re in one of the little motels.

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statival
The Vicar felt sorry for his son - he looked abashed - but he also felt ashamed of him.

The company had been growing like gangbusters, with sales increasing 150% from May to
August.
The expression in bold belongs to ____________.
Виберіть одну відповідь:
b. American English

It all cost twenty eight hundred dollars.


The sentence follows the [American] standard.

Everyone suspected they were on the fiddle.


The expression in bold belongs to ____________.
Виберіть одну відповідь: British English
Provide the American English word for its British English counterpart (type ONE word in the
space provided).
BrE lorry – AmE truck

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space provided).
BrE trousers – AmE pants

You could have gotten hurt!


The sentence follows the [American] standard.

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BrE tyre – AmE tire

Complete the definition:


_____________ contains systematized lists of synonyms or related words. thesaurus

I just arrived.
The sentence follows the [American] standard.

Complete the definition:


The first big explanatory dictionary was compiled by ______________.
Виберіть одну відповідь:
a. Dr. Samuel Johnson

The meeting was scheduled for November 15, 2020 (11/15/2020). The
sentence follows the [American] standard.

Provide the American spelling for its British counterpart (type ONE word in the space provided).
BrE aluminium – AmE aluminum
Provide the American spelling for its British counterpart (type ONE word in the space provided).
BrE encrust – AmE incrust

Identify the variant of English of the following word:


whare
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b. New Zealand English

Правильна відповідь: Newfie → Canadian English, zef → South African English, dingo →
Australian English

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_____________ is considered to be the father of American lexicography. Noah Webster

Identify the variant of English of the following word:

Timmies Canadian English

She weighs seven stone six.


The sentence follows the [British] standard.

I have got a book. The


sentence follows the [British] standard.

Complete the sentence:


Collins Dictionary of Synonyms & Antonyms is a ________________.
Виберіть одну відповідь:
a. thesaurus

I work Monday through Friday.


The sentence follows the [American] standard.

Правильна відповідь: Canuck → Canadian English, bogan → Australian English, kia ora → New
Zealand English
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space provided).
BrE pavement – AmE sidewalk

Complete the sentence:


________________ reflects the development of the English vocabulary by recording the history of form and
meaning for every word registered.
Виберіть одну відповідь:
diachronic dictionary

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BrE licence – AmE license

You enjoyed yourself last night, didn't you?" - "Not half!"


The expression in bold belongs to ____________. British English

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BrE cheque – AmE check

Provide the American spelling for its British counterpart (type ONE word in the space provided).
BrE encyclopaedia – AmE encyclopedia

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BrE centre – AmE center
Provide the American English word for its British English counterpart (type ONE word in the
space provided).
BrE flat – AmE apartment

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