Keystone List 6: Word Parts and Sounds

Keystone List 6: Word Parts and Sounds

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Keystone List 6: Word Parts and Sounds

Keystone List 6: Word Parts and Sounds

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English

11th - 12th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the best definition of syntax?
groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.
ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best definition of suffix?
groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form
ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best definition of sound devices?
elements of literature that emphasize sound
ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best definition of prefix?
one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form
groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.
ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best definition of multiple-meaning words?
words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence
the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best definition of diction?
the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence
words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best definition of connotation?
the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

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