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Homonymy Quiz 1 (54 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following best defines full homonyms?
2. The sow was trying to escape. Sow the seeds quite thinly.
3. A. Do you know how to run this sort of machinery?b. He's been running a restaurant since he left school.
4. How many types of classification are there in homonymy?
5. A. He gave up his job so that he could nurse his mother at home. b. The project will have to be nursed through its first few months.
6. A. People of many different races were living side by side. b. They're taking part in a race to the top of the Mont Blanc.
7. Which of the following best defines homographs?
8. The word horn has the following meanings:'a structure projecting from the head of an animal' and 'a musical instrument', which illustrates
9. What does it mean for words to be homographs?
10. What is the correct definition of a homonym?
11. He fixed his hair. They fixed a date for the wedding.
12. What is the definition of a meronymy relationship?
13. Homonyms that are the same in sound and spelling are called .....
14. What is a hyponym?
15. Enemy/Foe, Damp/Wet, Apparent/Obvious are examples of:
16. POLYSEMYWORD (Accept)-What are the following meanings is not correct?
17. John was a good man. He donated a lot of money to charity. Bill was a good painter. His drawings always were exciting to look at.
18. My dog would always bark at mailmen. The tree's bark was a rusty brown.
19. A. He's very open about his weaknesses.b. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.
20. A. They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.b. An unlikely assortment of rock stars and politicians attended the charity concert.
21. Which one is not a characteristic of homonymy?
22. A. The hurricane damaged many traffic lights. b. The kitten was so light I could hardly feel it sitting on my lap.
23. Which of the following pairs are examples of perfect homonyms?
24. POLYSEMY WORD (Nurse)-Serving the needs of others, Someone engaged in serving the needs of others/
25. What is homophony?
26. Some flowers have long stalks. The lion was stalking a zebra.
27. The word leech has the following meanings:'a bloodsucking worm' and 'a hanger-on, a sycophant', which illustrates
28. POLYSEMY WORD (Aggregation)-Which of them are their meanings?
29. What is a hypernym?
30. 'teacher/student' are:
31. What are homonyms?
32. What are false friends?
33. A. I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.b. The manuscript was accepted for publication last week.
34. Pick an antonym for 'abundant'
35. What is the key difference between homonymy and polysemy?
36. How many criteria that used to assess that is "absolute homonymy" ?
37. The word fine has the following meanings:'superior in quality' and 'a sum of money paid as a penalty', which illustrates
38. Which of the following best defines homophones?
39. Which of the following aspects are used to classify homonyms?
40. A. You can view aggregations of polling data at the site.b. Some animals avoid being eaten by aggregation in groups, such as schools of fish.
41. Which pair of antonyms is NOT an example of directional opposition?
42. The word bank has the following meanings:an incline of land adjoining a river' and 'a financial institution', which illustrates
43. "The KEY to the door" and "the KEY problem" are an example of
44. A. My salary is paid directly into my bank. b. He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.
45. 'Fine weather' / 'I feel fine'-In these phrases 'fine' is an example of:
46. Why can homonyms be funny or confusing?
47. If the form fine can be defined as 'superior in quality' and 'a sum of money paid as a penalty', it illustrates the example of
48. A. This 100-year-old restaurant is among London's finest.b. This building is the finest example of its type.
49. A. So when are you two going to tie the knot?b. Jane and I tied in the spelling test.
50. A. The walls are covered in oil paintings.b. I've been painting all morning.
51. A. She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.b. These Vietnamese pancakes are made of rice flour, and so thin you can read a newspaper through them
52. POLYSEMYWORD (Aggregation)-What are the following meanings is not correct?
53. He drank a glass of milk. He forgot to milk the cow.
54. A. That method hasn't worked, so let's try your way.b. Only local people could find their way through the maze of narrow streets
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