Vocabulary Instruction and Language Learning Quiz

Test your knowledge on vocabulary instruction, synonyms, cognates, idiomatic expressions, and more in this lexicology quiz.

#1

What does the term 'lexicon' refer to in language learning?

A type of grammatical structure
A collection of words and phrases in a language
A pronunciation guide
A language dialect
#2

Which of the following is an example of a synonym?

Fast and Slow
Happy and Sad
Dog and Cat
Big and Small
#3

Which of the following is an example of a compound word?

Happy
Running
Basketball
Quickly
#4

What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?

Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
#5

Which of the following is an example of an idiomatic expression?

It's raining cats and dogs
The early bird catches the worm
A piece of cake
Once in a blue moon
#6

What is the term for words that sound similar but have different meanings?

Homophones
Synonyms
Antonyms
Homonyms
#7

In language learning, what does the term 'cognate' refer to?

Words that sound similar in different languages and share a common origin
Words with opposite meanings
Words with irregular pronunciations
Words with multiple meanings
#8

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Homophone
Synonym
Antonym
Cognate
#9

What is the process of breaking down a word into its smallest units of meaning?

Synthesis
Decoding
Morphology
Syntax
#10

What is the term for the study of the meaning of words and how they relate to each other?

Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics
Morphology
#11

Which of the following is an example of a polysemous word?

Bank (financial institution) and Bank (side of a river)
Happy and Sad
Dog and Cat
Big and Small
#12

What is the term for the study of the origin and history of words?

Syntax
Semantics
Etymology
Pragmatics
#13

In language learning, what is the purpose of using mnemonics?

To enhance pronunciation skills
To improve writing skills
To aid memory and recall of information
To develop reading comprehension
#14

Which of the following is an example of a false cognate?

Camera (English) and Kamera (German)
Libro (Spanish) and Library (English)
Chat (English) and Chat (French)
Table (English) and Tavolo (Italian)
#15

Which of the following is an example of a hypernym relationship?

Car and Bicycle
Cat and Dog
Chair and Table
Rose and Lily

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