Lesson 1 - Our Evolving Language

Metonymy means:

Affix means:

Colloquial means:

Palindrome means:

Coinage means:

Portmanteau word means:

Spoonersim means:

Diminutive means:

An easy _________ to remember is noon

Taken literally, silent scream is a (n) ________

The ________ -less and -ful have opposite meanings

The substitution of "sons of toil" for "tons of soil" is a(n) ________

Slanguage is a good example of a (n)

The ________ dachshund had the bark of much larger dog.

MADD is a(n) ________ for mothers against drunk driving

Saying that the United States signed a treaty is a clear use of __________

English ________ also arise from new technologies and from popular culture.

Many additions to english vocabulary starts as ________

The suffix -y is used to form

Finally, ________ words appear in many word puzzles.

________ also make communication more efficient.

________ are another odd wrinkle in our language.

________ are another way of communicating by using abbreviations.

________ allow us to speak and write figuratively

Lend a hand is a ________ expression meaning "to provide help" (Metonymy)

The ________ of Daniel is Danny. (Diminutive)

"Hang a right" is a ________ that means "turn right". (Colloquial)

One of the longest words in the English languages, antidisestablishmentarianism, has five ________. (Affix)

At the age of nine, Milton Sirotta ________ the term googol to refer to the number I followed by one hundred zeros.(Coinage)

"Wave the sails" is a ________ of the well-known environmental slogan used to encourage the protection of whales.(spoonerism)

Some common examples of _______ expressions are "alone together", "virtual reality", and "a fine mess". (Oxymoron)

A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama is a ________ used as the title for a 1948 book by Leigh Mercer.(Palindrome)

An example of a metonym for the planet earth.

A colloquial expression

The most recent coinage

An oxymoron

One kind of affix

Something that is most diminutive

Spoonerism of "ease my tears"

The letter that appears at the beginning of a Palindrome that ends with letter a