Semantics

Question 1

Homophones

Answer 1

They sound the same but not spelt the same. For example, ‘hare’ and ‘hair’

Question 2

Homograph

Answer 2

written the same but pronounced differently. For example, ‘present’ and ‘present’

Question 3

Homonyms

Answer 3

Two words that are written and pronounced the same but are two different lexemes. For example, ‘river BANK’ and ‘bank;’

Question 4

Polysemy

Answer 4

Words that are the same that can have several meanings. For example, ‘table’, ‘table’, ‘keyboard’ and ‘keyboard’

Question 5

Antonymy

Answer 5

opposites

Question 6

Complimentary antonymy

Answer 6

if its not one, it has to be the other. For example, ‘alive’ and ‘dead’

Question 7

Gradable antonymy

Answer 7

Extremes on a spectrum but you can grade them. For example, ‘big’, ‘small’, ‘full’ and ‘empty’

Question 8

Incompatible antonymy

Answer 8

Things within categories. For example, ‘yellow’ and ‘green’ and ‘monday’ and ‘wednesday’

Question 9

Meronymy

Answer 9

a word within something that is a part of it. For example, ‘bonnet’ is part of ‘car’. This is meronymy.

Question 10

Examples of taxonomic sisters

Answer 10

Animals. For example, ‘cat’, ‘dog’, ‘cow’ and ‘pig’