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Mr. K word study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pandemonium and closterphobic, due to their number of syllables, would be called __________________ words. | multisyllabic |
| What is the study of the history of words and how their forms have changed over time? | etymology |
| A thesaurus would allow you to find a word to replace "cheerful" with a word such as "zestful". "Cheerful" and "zestful" are called ____________. | synonym |
| This word is often used when people really mean homophone. This word is the title of a large category of words with the same sounds and writing. | homonym |
| Two words that are opposites are called _________. | antonym |
| In the word "cheerful", "cheer" is considered a _________ word, while "ful" is the suffix. | base |
| Unlike a base, this answer usually can not stand alone because it needs a prefix or suffix! | root |
| "Hear" and "here, "blue" and "blew", these words are considered _______________. | homophone |
| "Smart" can be an adjective for intelligent, or a verb for sting. "Pitch" can be a verb for throw, or it can be a noun, as in music. These words are examples of ________________. | homograph |
| "Imperfect" means not perfect because of the ____________ "im". | prefix |
| The main role of this word part is to change a word's part of speech. | suffix |
| This is the feeling a words gives you, usually either positive or negative. Writers must be careful with their word choice in order to create the right __________________. | connotations |
| "Scuba" diving is called this because "scuba" means: self contatined underwater breathing apparatus. This would make "scuba" and example of an _____________. | acronym |
| This is a special type of homograph and there are a very limited number of them in the English language: "moped", "wound", and "wind" are examples. | heteronym |
| A single word that is made up of two words that could stand alone, such as: homework, backdrop, or armpit. | compound word |
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