307. Omission of a word or words considered for grammatical completeness
but not for the conveyance of the intended lexical meaning
- ellipsis
- blend
- portmanteau word
- shortening
- acronym
308. Words to commence, to complete are
- learned words
- common colloquial words
- dialectical words
- jargonisms
- vulgarisms
309. Coarse words that are not generally used in public are
- vulgarisms
- slang
- common colloquial words
- dialectical words
- jargonisms
310. Which of the following phraseological units is a phraseological
collocation
- to bear malice
- to come into fashion
- to kick the bucket
- to show one’s teeth
- red tape
311. The toponyms Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Utah
are
- Indian words (of Indian tribes )
- Spanish words
- German words
- French words
- Italian words
312.The word “urban” is borrowed from
- Latin
- Greek
- German
- French
- Spain
313.The synonym to the word “derivation” is
- Affixation
- Conversation
- Reversion
- Sound imitation
- Contraction
314.“Back formation” is
- Reversion
- Conversion
- Derivation
- Affixation
- Contraction
315.Onomatopeia is
- Sound imitation
- Reversion
- Conversion
- Derivation
- Contraction
316.Onomatopeia is echoing of ….. sounds
- Natural
- Artificial
- Man – made
- Loud
- Noisy
317.Compounding is
- Composition
- Derivation
- Affixation
- Contraction
- Conversion
318.Composing is
- Compounding
- Derivation
- Affixation
- Contraction
- Conversion
319.The basic unit of lexicology is …..
- A word
- An adverb
- An adjective
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Define negative prefixes
- Il-, ir-, im-
- Dis-, aver-, mis
- Under-, ir-, im-
- Co-, ir-, im-
- Over-, dis-, im-
321. Define noun – forming suffixes
- –ness, -er, -th
- –full, -ous, -y
- –ly, -ward, -or
- –y, -ous, -ful
- –ness, -ent, -ly
322.Define adjective – forming suffixes
- –ous, -ful, -y
- –ness, -er, -th
- –ly, -ward, -or
- –y, -ness, -ful
- –ness, -ent, -ly
323.Define numeral – forming suffixes
- –th, -teen, -ty
- –th, -y, -ness
- –ly, -ward, -or
- –y, -ness, -ful
- –ness, -ent, -ly
324.Colourless
- Hybrid
- Synonym,
- antonym
- euphemism
- morpheme
325. Affixless way of word – formation is
- Conversion
- Conversation
- Contraction
- Reversion
- Derivation
326.Affixless derivation is
- Conversion
- Conversation
- Contraction
- Reversion
- Derivation
327.VIP is
- Acronym
- Blending
- Clipping
- Synonym
- Phoneme
328.Smog is
- Blending
- Acronym
- Clipping
- Synonym
- Phoneme
329.Adj is
- Clipping
- Blending
- Acronym
- Synonym
- Phoneme
330.Deadline is …
- Neutral compounding
- Morphological compounding
- Syntactic compounding
- Lexicolized phrase
- Conversion
331.Morphological compounding is compounding with linking
…
- Letter
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Verb
- Adjective
332.How many functional affixes do you know
333.–ize is
- Verb – forming suffixes
- Adjective – forming suffixes
- Adverb – forming suffixes
- Numeral – forming suffixes
- Noun – forming suffixes
334.–ful, -ous, -y are
- Adjective – forming suffixes
- Noun – forming suffixes
- Adverb – forming suffixes
- Numeral – forming suffixes
- Verb – forming suffixes
335.–ess, -ine are
- Feminine suffixes
- Musculine suffixes
- Diminutive suffixes
- Verb – forming suffixes
- Adjective – forming suffixes
336.–ie, -y, -let are
- Diminutive suffixes
- Feminine suffixes
- Musculine suffixes
- Verb – forming suffixes
- Adjective – forming suffixes
337.All terms are …
- Monosemantic
- Polysemantic
- Monosyllabic
- Polysyllabic
- Native
338.Define monosemantic word
- Oxygen
- Beautiful
- Harmful
- Smart
- Nice
339.Define semantically motivated compound
- Deadline
- Boyfriend
- Girlfriend
- Bookcase
- Eyeglasses
340.Define phonetically motivated word
- Splash
- Rethink
- Book
- Note
- Smile
341.Define morphologically motivated word
- Rebuild
- Hiss
- Splash
- Mouth
- Foot
342.Define the word with feminine suffix
- Heroin
- Noiseless
- Leaflet
- Wonderful
- Business
343.Define the word with diminutive suffix
- Leaflet
- Heroin
- Waitress
- Business
- noiseless
344.Define the word with noun – forming suffix
- Refugee
- Identify
- Beautiful
- Noiseless
- Characterize
345.Marine is a ….. word
- Latin
- Greek
- French
- German
- English
346.Pejoration is …
- Worsening
- Improvement
- Colouring
- Warming
- Loosing
347.Foot of the mountain
- Metaphor
- Metonymy
- Irony
- Rhyme
- Rhythm
348.I have eaten two plates of
soup
- Metonymy
- Metaphor
- Irony
- Rhyme
- Rhythm
349.You are like a rose