Year 11 English Language - Metalanguage Quiz

What does the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represent?

Name three prosodic features included in the acronym VPITS.

• Volume, Phonation, Intonation, Tempo, Stress

• Volume, Pitch, Intonation, Tempo, Stress

• Vocalization, Pitch, Intonation, Tempo, Stress

• Volume, Pitch, Intonation, Tone, Stress

What is the term for the process where sounds are omitted in connected speech?

• Assimilation

• Insertion

• Elision

• Vowel Reduction

Whispering is a form of

Differentiate between inflectional and derivational morphemes.

What are the three types of affixation?

• Prefix, Infix, Suffix

• Preposition, Inflection, Suffix

• Prefix, Inflection, Suffix

• Prefix, Suffix, Affix

Define the term 'neologism' and give an example.

What is the difference between bound and free morphemes?

• Both bound and free morphemes can stand alone.

• Bound morphemes can stand alone; free morphemes cannot.

• Bound morphemes cannot stand alone; free morphemes can.

Name four word formation processes.

Function words help a sentence to grammatically make sense, whereas __________ words provide necessary details.