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UNIT 10
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1English was originated after the invasion of Britain during the 5th century by Germanic tribes: the [blank_start]Jutes[blank_end], [blank_start]Saxons[blank_end] and [blank_start]Angles[blank_end].
- AJutes
- BSaxons
- CAngles
2English was originated in the...
- A4th century
- B5th century
- C6th century
- D7th century
3These Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what is known as [blank_start]Old English[blank_end], which differed considerably from current English.
- AOld English
4The Norman conquest occured in the...
- A9th century
- B10th century
- C11th century
- D14th century
5Middle English was a mixture of...
- AEnglish
- BSpanish
- CFrench
- DPortuguese
- EGerman
6In [blank_start]1604[blank_end] the first English dictionary was published: A [blank_start]Table[blank_end] Alphabetical by R. [blank_start]Cawdrey[blank_end], containing approximately 2,500 words.
- A1604
- BTable
- CCawdrey
7Aspirin
- AClipping
- BBorrowing
- CBlending
- DCoinage
8Hypocorism is a type of...
- AClipping
- BBlending
- CBack-formation
- DConversion
9Negative prefixes:
- AUN
- BDE
- CNON
- DIN
- EMAL
- FA
- GDIS
- HMIS
10Reversative prefixes:
- AUN
- BDE
- CNON
- DIN
- EMAL
- FA
- GDIS
- HMIS
11Degree/size prefixes:
- AANTE
- BARCH
- CSUPER
- DSUR, SUB
- EOVER, UNDER
- FMICRO, MINI
- GFORE
- HIN, OUT
- ITRANS
12Locative prefixes:
- AANTE
- BARCH
- CSUPER
- DSUR, SUB
- EOVER, UNDER
- FMICRO, MINI
- GFORE
- HIN, OUT
- ITRANS
13Compound adjectives may be [blank_start]qualitative[blank_end] (good-looking), [blank_start]colour[blank_end] (blue-eyed) or [blank_start]classifying[blank_end] (brand-new).
- Aqualitative
- Bcolour
- Cclassifying
14Middle English was developed in...
- A11th century
- B12th century
- C13th century
- D14th century
15Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden and distinct change in [blank_start]pronunciation[blank_end] started. In addition, the British had contact with many peoples from around the world, resulting in many new [blank_start]words and phrases[blank_end] entering the language. The invention of [blank_start]printing[blank_end] also contributed to the standardization of English. Spelling and grammar became fixed, and the dialect of [blank_start]London[blank_end], where most publishing houses were, became the standard.
- Apronunciation
- Bwords and phrases
- Cprinting
- DLondon
16From around [blank_start]1600[blank_end], the English colonization of North America resulted in the creation of a distinct American variety of English.
- A1600
17Characteristics of PREFIXES:
- ADON'T alter the word class
- Balter word class
- Cinseparable
- Dcarry light stress on first syllable
- Echange of stress
- FDON'T have distinct meaning
18NEGATIVE PREFIXES: [blank_start]unfair[blank_end], [blank_start]unwilling[blank_end], [blank_start]unfortunately[blank_end]
REVERSATIVE PREFIXES: [blank_start]undo[blank_end], [blank_start]unhappiness[blank_end]- Aunfair
- Bunwilling
- Cunfortunately
- Dundo
- Eunhappiness
19NOUN SUFFIXES ADDED TO NOUNS: [blank_start]kingdom[blank_end], [blank_start]friendship[blank_end], [blank_start]brotherhood[blank_end], [blank_start]violinist[blank_end], [blank_start]racism[blank_end]
NOUN SUFFIXES ADDED TO ADJECTIVES: [blank_start]freedom[blank_end], [blank_start]falsehood[blank_end], [blank_start]socialist[blank_end], [blank_start]idealism[blank_end]- Akingdom
- Bfriendship
- Cbrotherhood
- Dviolinist
- Eracism
- Ffreedom
- Gfalsehood
- Hsocialist
- Iidealism
20Concerning its structure, there is a distinction between [blank_start]open[blank_end] compounds (e.g. heart attack); [blank_start]solid[blank_end] compounds (e.g. campsite); and [blank_start]hyphenated[blank_end] (e.g. son-in-law).
- Aopen
- Bsolid
- Chyphenated
21Compound nouns may be countable (heart attack), uncountable ([blank_start]common sense[blank_end]), singular (mother tongue) or plural ([blank_start]human rights[blank_end]).
- Acommon sense
- Bhuman rights
22REDUPLICATIVE COMPOUNDS:
- [blank_start]Onomatopoeia[blank_end]: hush-hush.
- [blank_start]Alternative movement[blank_end]: ping-pong.
- [blank_start]Disapproval[blank_end]: pooh-pooh.
- [blank_start]Intensification[blank_end]: tip top.- AOnomatopoeia
- BAlternative movement
- CDisapproval
- DIntensification
Información
- Descripción
- Oposiciones (UNIT 10. WORD FORMATION) OPOSICIONES 2023 Test sobre UNIT 10, creado por Miriam González Cano el 18/10/2021.
- Autor
- Miriam González Cano
- Idioma
- Español
- Visitas
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