Vocabulary Instruction and Language Learning Quiz

Lexicon in language learning refers to a collection of words and phrases in a specific language.

Synonyms are words with similar meanings, like 'Fast' and 'Slow'.

A compound word, like 'Basketball,' is formed by combining two words.

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.

An idiomatic expression, like 'It's raining cats and dogs,' has a meaning that can't be deduced from its individual words.

Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Cognates are words that sound similar in different languages and have a common origin.

An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning of another word.

Morphology involves breaking down a word into its smallest units of meaning.

Semantics is the study of the meaning of words and their relationships.

Polysemous words have multiple related meanings, like 'Bank' referring to a financial institution or the side of a river.

Etymology is the study of the origin and history of words.

Mnemonics are used in language learning to aid memory and recall of information.

False cognates are words in different languages that look similar but have different meanings, like 'Libro' (Spanish) and 'Library' (English).

A hypernym relationship involves a broader category, like 'Car' being a hypernym of 'Bicycle.'