Definitions
The study of where words come from and how they came into a language.
What is Etymology?
Give an example of a homophone for "there."
"Their" or "they're"
Name a word with the /f/ sound spelled "f." (can be anywhere in the word)
Open-ended. Examples: free, frolic, frog, farewell, etc.
What is the language of origin for the root "bio." Hint: Latin or Greek
Greek!
Finish this statement: ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves.....
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
Words that SOUND the same, but are not always spelled the same.
What is a Homophone?
Give an example of a homophone for "bee."
"Be"
Name a word with the /f/ sound spelled "ph." (can be anywhere in the word)
Examples: graph, phonology, phoneme, pharmacy, photo, etc.
What does the Greek root "graph" mean?
To write, draw, describe, or record.
How many classes (groups of students total) does Mrs. Collins teach?
Answer: 6 OR 7 classes depending
To obtain something (a word) from a specific source (a language).
Give an example of a homograph for "minute." Ex. "There are 10 minutes left of class."
"Minute" Ex. "The minute details."
Name a word with the /u/ ("uh") sound spelled "o."
Examples: love, oven, honey, monkey, etc.
Which Latin root word means "to say or declare."
Dict
Finish this stanza: He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree / And stood awhile in thought.
Words that look the same, but do not have the same meaning AND have subtle pronunciation differences.
What is a Homograph?
Give an example of a homophone for "dual." Ex. "This room has a dual purpose..."
"Duel" Ex. "The knights are going to duel now."
Name a word which includes an /f/ sound spelled "gh."
What is the Latin root that means "look, see?" Hint: advise, visage...
"vis"
Words that are spelled the same AND sound exactly the same every time.
The fancy linguistic word for spelling and handwriting.
What is Orthography?
Give an example of a homograph for "close." Ex. "Stop standing so close to me."
"Close" Ex. "Please close the door on your way out."
Name a word with a /u/ sound spelled with a "u and silent e." (Hint: not necessarily right next to one another)
Examples: cube, cute, rude, tube, mute, etc.
Give your best guess as to the Latin root which means "build." Hint: constructive, construction, instructor.
"Struct."
Carefully define "Linguistics."
The science of the study of language and its parts. OR the formal study of language.