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1 ................. is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language. It analyzes the structure of words and parts of words such as stems, root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
a.Syntax b.Semantics c.Phonology d.Morphology
2 ................. is the study of speech sounds of a language or languages, and the laws governing them.
a.Syntax b.Semantics c.Phonology d.Morphology
3 .................is a word having two opposite meanings.
a.Capitonym b.Contronym c.Palindrome d.Pangram
4. Words which are derived from the same root word are known as .................
a.Contronyms b.Capitonyms c.Paronyms d.Homophones
5. A .................is a word that changes its meaning when it is capitalized.
a.Contronyms b.Capitonyms c.Paronyms d.Homophones
6. A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards is a .................
a.Capitonym b.Contronym c.Palindrome d.Pangram
7. A sentence containing every letter of the alphabet is a .................
a.Capitonym b.Contronym c.Palindrome d.Pangram
8. In ................. we study the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence.
a.Semantics b.Syntax c.Morphology d.Phonetics
9. ................. is the study of meaning in a language. It can be applied to entire texts or to single words.
a) Syntax b) Semantics c) Morphology d) Linguistic
10. ................. is defined as the study of the sounds of human speech using the mouth, throat, nasal and sinus cavities, and lungs.
a.Semantics b.Syntax c.Morphology d.Phonetics
11. It is an abbreviation in which the beginning or end of the word has been omitted. e.g. Corp., Prof., Zoo, Flu etc.
a. Acronym/ b. Initialism/ c. Shortening/ d. Contraction
12. It is an abbreviation in which we omit letters from the middle of a word. e.g. dept., st., mfg., govt. etc.
a. Acronym/ b. Initialism/ c. Shortening/ d. Contraction
13. It is formed from the first letters of the words. Its each letter is pronounced separately. e.g. BBC, MP, CEO, NSA, PTO etc.
a. Acronym/ b. Initialism/ c. Shortening/ d. Contraction
14. It is formed from the first letters of the words. It is pronounced as a word. e.g. NATO, RADAR, NASA, PIN, PAN etc.
a. Acronym/ b. Initialism/ c. Shortening/ d. Contraction
15. A ................. is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning.
a.Contronym b.Capitonym c.Paronym d.Homophone
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