A2 English Language- Lexis and Semantics Quiz

What is the word for..? This quiz will name a definition of a linguistic term, and you must pick the correct term that matches the definition.

?
  • Created by: Ellena_G
  • Created on: 12-11-15 10:26

1. What is a word taken from another language and used in English

  • Eponym
  • Acronym
  • Borrowing
  • Clipping
1 of 6

Other questions in this quiz

2. The meaning of the word changes to become more negative

  • Pejoration
  • Amelioration
  • Narrowing
  • Clipping

3. What is a figure of speech?

  • Idiom
  • Compound
  • Simile
  • Metaphor

4. A phrase/name is reduced to its initials, but pronounced as a word. E.G. NATO

  • Compound
  • Initialism
  • Acronym
  • Blend

5. The meaning of a word changes to become more positive

  • Blend
  • Amelioration
  • Broadening
  • Pejoration

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar English Language resources:

See all English Language resources »See all Language variation and discourses resources »