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What are semantics?
The meaning of language and terms
The alphabet
The spelling of words
The use of prefixes and suffixes
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If it is “raining cats and dogs,” what does that mean?
There are cats and dogs all over the place
There is a small amount of rain
The person does not like animals
There is heavy rain
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What age do children start to put words into sentences?
As babies
Around 10
Around 2
Around 5
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What is the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
Phoneme
Morphing
Morpheme
Phonics
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What are pragmatics in language?
The history of words
The rules of a sentence
How to spell words
How context affects meaning of language
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Which sentence is correct?
I cats like.
I like cats.
Like I cats.
Cats I like.
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What is the definition for syntax in language?
How to spell each word
Adding prefixes and suffixes to words
The rules for words that are put together in a sentence
The sounds of letters to make a word
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Which sound is the same in “cap” and “Cat”?
The a sound
The c sound
The t sound
The p sound
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What is another word that means joyful?
Excited
Sad
Happy
Angry
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What is morphology?
Adding random letters to words
Knowing how to use punctuation
How to draw letters
The structure of words
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Why is it important to learn phonological rules?
To help us say words correctly
To help us spell words correctly
To help us draw pictures
To help us choose books to read
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What is a root word?
The last letter of a word
The main part of the word that gives it meaning
Words that rhyme with the word you see
The beginning three letters of a word
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What is a prefix?
A part added to the beginning of the word to change the meaning
A part added to the end of the word to change the meaning
When the word starts with a capital letter
The main part of the word that gives it meaning
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What does the word “cold” describe?
Something hot
Something loud
Feeling chilly
Feeling tired
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What is a phoneme?
A sound that changes the meaning of a word
A long word with multiple syllables
A punctuation mark
A special letter
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What does syntax not include?
Negatives
The way letters are drawn
Questions
Passive sentences
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How does prosody help us when speaking?
When reading silently
Learning how to write numbers
Writing a story
Showing meaning with the sound your voice makes
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What does it mean when someone is feeling under the weather?
They are feeling sick
They are wet
They are feeling cold
They are in a storm
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What is an idiom?
The last word in a sentence
A phrase with a different meaning than the literal words being used
The main word in each sentence
Words that sound the same
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Why does context matter in pragmatics?
Word only have one meaning so it doesn’t matter
People should only speak with literal definitions
The meaning can change based on people and situations
Only grammar rules should be followed and it doesn’t change
