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Semantics

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two words with very closely related meaning is ...

antonyms

homonyms

synonyms

hyponymy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

typically the first or preliminary model of something, especially from which other forms are developed; helps explain the meaning of certain words (furniture-->desk, table)

prototype

metonymy

hyponym

homonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the study of which words occur together, and their frequency of co-occurrence

connotation

collocation

implication

location

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meanings, they are called ___. [bank (of a river) / bank (financial institution)]

hyponym

homonyms

metonymy

antonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two or more different (written) forms have the same pronunciation, they are called ___. (bear/bare, meat/meet, right/write)

homophones

hyponym

co-hyponyms

homonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

when one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meanings (bat-flying creature/bat-used in baseball)

homonyms

hyponyms

synonyms

hyponymy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

meaning which a speaker or writer intends but it is not communicated directly. this is the definition of ...

denotation

implication

collocation

location

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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