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Flashcards on Word structure
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What is the term for the structure of words?
Word formation
What does 'будова слова' mean in English?
Structure of words
Which component of a word defines its core meaning?
Root
Which part of a word is added at the beginning to change its meaning?
Prefix
What do we call the part of a word that comes after the root?
Suffix
What is the process of creating new words called?
Word formation
Which word structure component reflects the tense or number in some words?
Inflection
What is a word formed from a combination of two separate words called?
Compound word
What is the term for the process of creating a word through imitation of a sound?
Onomatopoeia
What do we call a word that has the same meaning as another word?
Synonym
What is the opposite of a synonym?
Antonym
Which word structure component changes the word's grammatical function?
Derivational suffix
What do we call a word that has multiple meanings?
Polyseme
What is the term for a word that sounds similar to another word but has a different meaning?
Homonym
Which word structure component is often used to form the comparative or superlative degree of adjectives?
Suffix
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What is the term for the structure of words?
Word formation
Word analysis
Word synthesis
Word composition
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What component of a word defines its core meaning?
Prefix
Root
Suffix
Infix
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Which part of a word is added at the beginning to change its meaning?
Prefix
Root
Suffix
Infix
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What do we call the part of a word that comes after the root?
Prefix
Root
Suffix
Infix
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What is the process of creating new words called?
Word formation
Word analysis
Word synthesis
Word composition
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Which word structure component reflects the tense or number in some words?
Inflection
Root
Prefix
Suffix
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What do we call a word formed from a combination of two separate words?
Compound word
Root word
Derivative word
Synthetic word
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What is the term for the process of creating a word through imitation of a sound?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
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What do we call a word that has the same meaning as another word?
Synonym
Antonym
Homonym
Polyseme
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Which word structure component changes the word's grammatical function?
Derivational suffix
Root
Prefix
Inflectional suffix
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