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English Morphology Exam Quiz!

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 24965 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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Which of the following is not one of the required word properties?

Being used to convey meaning

Having a written form

Having speech sounds

Phonology Quiz Questions And Answers

Do you want to increase your knowledge about Phonology? Here are some interesting Phonology quiz questions and answers for you. Check them out! Phonology is the study of various patterns of sounds in a particular language and...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 13548 | Last updated: May 1, 2022

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Which word has two voiced consonants?

Side

Tall

Big

Go

Pragmatics Quiz Questions

Are you ready to answer these Pragmatics quiz questions? Go for it, then. Pragmatics falls under linguistics and semiotics, and it's a study field that encompasses speech act theory, talk in interaction, conversational...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 5059 | Last updated: Jul 10, 2022

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What is Entailment?

It is the time set by the context into speech.

It is a logical manner that clarify the announcement.

All the answers are wrong.

Presupposes are equal to Entailment.

What's Your Linguistic IQ?

A simple quiz to test your basic knowledge of linguistics which involves, morphology, syntax, phonology, semantics, grammar, vocabulary, dialects and more!

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 9197 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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What are the most basic units of meaning?

Letters

Words

Phonemes

Phones

Sounds

What Is Applied Linguistics?

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 5074 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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Applied Linguistics is the scientific study of a language.

True

False

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Essentials Of Linguistics Practice Quiz

essentials of linguistics practice quiz

Do you know what the essential elements of linguistics are? Want to test your knowledge of the same? Try this 'Essentials of linguistics practice quiz' and see how well you score on this quiz. The scientific study of a...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 193 | Last updated: Jun 18, 2022

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Which of the following statements is true about fricative consonants?

Fricatives form the largest consonant group in the American English language, consisting of nine (9) sounds.

Fricative consonants are formed by creating continous airflow that is constricted in the mouth to create sounds.

Fricative sounds are produced in all parts of the mouth, except the bilabial and velar regions.

Two affricate sounds, /tʃ, dʒ/, are a special class of stop-plosives and fricative sounds.

All of the statements are true

History Of Linguistics Trivia Quiz Exam!

History of Linguistics Trivia Quiz Exam!

Questions: 19 | Attempts: 863 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022

Sample Question
The most important debate for Greek philosophers was the relationship between?

Consonants and vowels

Words and meaning

Sounds and pronunciation

Words and structure

A Trivia Quiz On Elliptical Structure!

A Trivia Quiz on Elliptical Structure!

Do you know about elliptical structure? Elliptical structure in writing is one in which a word or phrase implied by context is omitted from a sentence, typically repeating a preceding word or phrase. Would you be willing to...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 4309 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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She doesn't belong to this class, and ................ I.

Neither does

Doesn't either

Neither do

Neither does

Phonemes - Try Again

Questions: 21 | Attempts: 1165 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

Sample Question
How many phonemes are in the word cat?

1

2

3

4

5

6

English Language Analysis: Terminology Trivia Quiz

Check out this quiz including English language analysis terminology trivia questions and answers quiz related to the different English terminologies, including polysemy, homographs, etymology, etc. The English language is made of...

Questions: 33 | Attempts: 2039 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

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What is slang?

Jargon and made up words from a foreign land.

Informal verbal communication that is generally unacceptable for formal writing

Is the non-continual and never-changing use and definition of words in informal conversation, often using references as a means of comparison or showing likeness.

Complete disregard of the english language by using formal words in a proper setting.

Test One- Artic And Phono

Test One- Artic and Phono

Just created this so i could quiz myself for my test tomorrow!

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 1197 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

Sample Question
Speech sounds are:

Physical sound realities

The end product of articulatory motor processes

Basic unit within phonetics

Can be examined w/o referring to a specific language system

All the above are true

Random Linguistics Terminology 1

Test yourself with this quiz on a random selection of linguistics terminology

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 2240 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022

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What is nominalization?

Volunteering someone to do something.

The use of a verb or adjective as a noun.

Giving something a name.

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