Homonymy
What are homonyms?
Words that share the same form but have different, unrelated meanings.
What is polysemy?
When one word has several related meanings.
What type of antonyms are hot and cold, which allow degrees of comparison?
Gradable antonyms
What word-formation process creates smog from smoke and fog?
Blending
Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?
Canada
What are the two meanings of the word “bat”?
A flying mammal and a piece of equipment used in sports.
What does “head” mean in “head of the department”?
The leader or person in charge
What type of antonyms are alive and dead, where one excludes the other?
Complementary antonyms
What process changes email from a noun into a verb without changing its form?
Conversion
Which country has three capital cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein?
South Africa
Are “bank” (financial institution) and “bank” (river side) examples of homonymy or polysemy?
Homonymy.
Give two meanings of the word “bright.”
Giving much light and intelligent. It can also mean cheerful or hopeful
What is the difference between gradable and complementary antonyms?
Gradable antonyms allow degrees, such as hot and cold. Complementary antonyms represent mutually exclusive alternatives, such as alive and dead.
What is the difference between an acronym and an initialism?
Acronyms are pronounced as words; initialisms are pronounced letter by letter
Which country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What is the difference between homophones and homographs?
Homophones have the same pronunciation; homographs have the same spelling.
Why is “mouse” (an animal and a computer device) an example of polysemy?
The computer-device meaning developed through a resemblance to the animal.
Why are hot and warm not antonyms, even though they describe different temperatures?
They are related in meaning, not opposites
Which word-formation process creates babysit from babysitter?
Back-formation
Which country has the ancient archaeological site of Petra?
Jordan
Give an example of a homophone pair and explain their meanings.
“Sole” and “soul”: sole can mean the bottom of a foot or a type of fish; soul refers to a person's spiritual essence.
What is semantic extension in polysemy?
The development of new, related meanings of a word.
What type of antonymy is shown by parent and child, where the relationship depends on opposite roles?
Relational (converse) antonymy
In unbelievability, identify the root and the affixes, and explain how the word is formed.
Root: believe; affixes: un-, -able, -ity. It is formed through multiple stages of derivation.
Which two countries share the world's longest international land border?
Canada and the United States