Etymology
What is the study of the origin of words called?
Etymology
What term means a word that has the opposite meaning?
Antonym
What language does the word "guitar" come from?
Spanish
What is the term for a word that shows action or state of being?
Verb
Which language has had the most influence on English?
Latin
What is the term for a word that has the same meaning as another word?
Synonym
What is the origin of the word "hamburger"?
German (from Hamburg)
What is the term for a word that describes a noun?
Adjective
What famous playwright coined many new words in English?
William Shakespeare
What is the term for a word that sounds like another word?
Homophone
What language does the word "tsunami" come from?
Japanese
What is the term for a word that joins words or groups of words?
Conjunction
What is the term for a word that sounds like what it means?
Onomatopoeia
What term means using words in a non-literal way?
Figurative language
What language does the word "chocolate" come from?
Nahuatl (Aztec language)
What is the term for a word that substitutes for a noun?
Pronoun