Lesson One Pre-AP English II Quiz

If your teacher asks for the _____ of a word, he/she wants you to furnish an exact definition.

The study of _____ has proven that language undergoes gradual change.

"Thin" and "scrawny" are defined the same, but each has a very different _____.

The _____ of computer experts is often difficult for people outside of the field to understand.

Many dictionaries contain words that are no longer used, but they are labeled as _____.

The jury could not understand the testimony of the gangster because he used so much _____.

The novelist captured the unique _____ of the mountain people.

Compiling a dictionary of current ___ is difficult because most of these informal terms are only used for a short time .

If Lucy had followed _____ rules of punctuation, her letter would have been easier to understand.

Saying that someone has got to "hit the deck" is one of several _____ that people use to express preparing for action.