Lessen 1

Question 1

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

Answer 1

Acronym

Question 2

1. ) A prefix or suffix
2. ) To attach a part to the beginning or end of a word
3. ) To attach something

Answer 2

Affix

Question 3

1. ) the invention of new words
2. ) an invented word or phrase
3. ) the making of metal coins; metal currency

Answer 3

Coinage

Question 4

Typical of informal language usage; conversational

Answer 4

Colloquial

Question 5

1. ) a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt.
2. ) a nickname indicating affection or familiarity
3. ) extremely small; tiny

Answer 5

Diminutive

Question 6

A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

Answer 6

Metonymy

Question 7

An expression that contains contradictory terms

Answer 7

Oxymoron

Question 8

A word or an expression that is spelled the same backwards and forwards

Answer 8

Palindrome

Question 9

A word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

Answer 9

Portmanteau word

Question 10

An often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words

Answer 10

Spoonerism