PHONOLOGY
What is phonology?
This is the study of the sounds used in a language.
What is morphology?
This is the study of how words are formed and structured.
What is semantics?
This is the study of the meaning of words and sentences.
What is a phoneme?
This is the name for the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word, like the difference between "bat" and "pat."
What is a morpheme?
This is the smallest unit of meaning in a language, like "un-" or "happy."
What are synonyms?
This is the term for two words that mean the same thing, like "big" and "large."
What are syllables?
A word is divided into these smaller sound units, like "ta-ble" has two of them.
What is a suffix?
Adding "-s" to the word "cat" to make "cats" is an example of adding this type of morpheme.
What are antonyms?
This is the term for two words that mean the opposite, like "hot" and "cold."