How does one read a palindrome?

You read the word(s) the same backward and forward.

What makes a malapropism humorous?

sounds like the intended word but sounds funny in context

How do you accomplish a portmanteau word?

merge sounds and meanings of two different words

What does colloquial mean?

writing that imitates speech or conversation

What does an affix do?

add a prefix or suffix to a base, stem, or root

What is a malapropism?

a funny-sounding word used in the wrong context

How does one use spoonerism?

you mix up first letters of words

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How does one read a palindrome?
You attach a prefix or suffix to a base, stem, or root.
You humorously distort the word(s) by swapping first letters
You use the word(s) in a wrong way, making it humorous
You read the word(s) the same backward and forward.
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What makes a malapropism humorous?
forms new words from first letters
sounds like the intended word but sounds funny in context
imitates the word it resembles
interchanges the initial sounds
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How do you accomplish a portmanteau word?
interchange the initial sounds of words
attach it to a base, stem, or root
imitate what the sound stands for
merge sounds and meanings of two different words
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What does a simile do?
forms a word that sounds like its meaning
forms words from initial letters of a name
compares two different things
describes how to make a new word
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Coining a word entails...?
introducing new comparisons
blending sounds
imitating speech
inventing new words
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What does onomatopoeia do?
invents words
imitates sounds
compares things
merge words
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What is the name "SPARC" considered to be?
an affix
a palindrome
an acronym
a colloquialism
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What does colloquial mean?
writing that imitates speech or conversation
words that read the same backward or forward
interchanging beginning sounds
inventing new words
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What does an affix do?
invents a new word
reads the same backwards or forwards
add a prefix or suffix to a base, stem, or root
accidentally interchanges first letters of words in a phrase
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What is a malapropism?
a funny-sounding word used in the wrong context
informal language that imitates speech
words imitating speech
a word formed by combining first letters or parts of words
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How does one use spoonerism?
you mix up first letters of words
you invent new words
you use conversational speech
you attach an affix to a base, stem, or root

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