英语词汇学试题

英语词汇学试题

I.Write the terms in the blanks according to the definitions. (20 points)

1. a minimal meaningful unit of a language ( )

2. one of the variants that realize a morpheme ( )

3. a morpheme that occurs with at least one other morpheme ( )

4. a morpheme that can stand alone ( )

5. a morpheme attached to a stem alone ( )

6. an affix that indicates grammatical relations ( )

7. an affix that forms new words with a stem or root ( )

8. what remains of a word after the removal of all affixes ( )

9. a form to which affixes of any kind can be added ( )

10. the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words ( ) II.Form negatives pf each of the following words by using one of these prefixes dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, non-, un-. (40 points)

smoker capable practical obey

security relevant mature ability

officially willingness legal agreement

logical loyal convenient athleic

moral regular honest like

III.D ecide whether the following statements are true or false. (20 points)

1.English is more closely related to German than French.

2.Old English was a highly inflected language.

3.Middle English absorbed a tremendous number of foreign words but with

little change in word endings.

4.Conversions refers to the use of words of one class as that of a different class.

5.Words mainly involved in conversation are nouns, verbs, and adverbs.

6.Motivation explains why a particular form has a particular meaning.

7.Unlike conceptual meaning, associative meaning is unstable and

indeterminate.

8.Perfect homonyms share the same spelling and pronounciation.

9.Contradictory terms do not show degrees.

10.Antonyms should be opposites of similar intensity.

IV. Study the sentences below and give and antonyms to the word in bold type in each context. (20 points)

1.The discussion enabled them to have a clear idea of the nature of the problem.

2.They are faced with clear al ternatives.

3.His grandfather’s mind was not clear during the time he made the will.

4.I’d like to get a clear plastic bag to carry this.

5.Wash the substances with clear cold water.

6.The singer’s voice remained pure and clear throughout the evening.

7.All colors were clear, the river below her was brilliant blue.

8.Her eyes behind the huge spectacles are clear a nd untroubled.

9.Now that I’ve told her everything, I can leave with a clear c onscience.

10.He is a shortish man of clear complexion.