Historical Context Vocab Quiz

What is the study of the forms of words called?

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Orthography

• Syntax

What is a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

What term describes the body of words used in a particular language?

• Vocabulary

• Context

• Syntax

• Grammar

What is the ability to read and write called?

• Orthography

• Literacy

• Phonology

• Comprehension

What term is used for words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning?

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Homonym

• Acronym

What is the action or fact of illustrating something, either pictorially or by exemplification?

• Illustration

• Context

• Application

• Prediction

What does the term 'explicit' mean?

• Vague and unclear

• Fully revealed or expressed without vagueness

• Hidden and implied

• Ambiguous and uncertain

What is the conventional spelling system of a language called?

• Phonology

• Orthography

• Morphology

• Syntax

What is the system of contrastive relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language?

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

What is a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative called?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Stem