Morpholo
Semantics
Phonology
100

What is the smallest meaningful unit in a language?

Morpheme.


100

What is the study of meaning in language?

Semantics.

100

What is the study of speech sounds in language?

Phonology.

200

In the word “unhappy,” what is the prefix?

un-

200

The words “happy” and “sad” are examples of what semantic relationship?

Antonyms.

200

Which phonetic symbol represents the “sh” sound in “ship”?

/ʃ/


300

Which branch of linguistics studies the structure of words?  

Morphology.

300

The words “apple,” “banana,” and “orange” belong to the same semantic field. What is that field?

Fruits.

300

This image shows the position of the tongue and lips when producing a speech sound. What branch of linguistics studies these sounds?

 

Phonology.