Vocabulary

Question 1

Affix

Answer 1

A letter or letters that change a root word’s meaning (prefixes or suffixes).

Question 2

Synonym

Answer 2

Words with the same or a similar meaning

Question 3

Gender Influence on Language

Answer 3

The fact that language can be gender specific (ex: he or she).

Question 4

Etymology

Answer 4

The study of the origin and history of words.

Question 5

Regional Influence on Language

Answer 5

In different places, words may be different or the same word may be pronounced differently (ex: soda or pop).

Question 6

Analogies

Answer 6

Used to compare two things that are usually thought of as different but have something in common.

Question 7

Semantic Mapping

Answer 7

A form of scaffolding which helps students to develop connections among words. Semantic maps have many formats. In one method, students write an example, a non-example, a synonym, and an antonym.

Question 8

Connotation

Answer 8

The implied meaning of a word; the feeling a word conveys.

Question 9

Cultural Influence on Language

Answer 9

Factors related to a student’s cultural background that leads to differences in language usage (ex: social class can be a factor).

Question 10

Morphology

Answer 10

The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.

AKA determining word meaning by structural analysis.

Question 11

Root

Answer 11

Base word to which prefixes, suffixes, and syllables can be added.

Question 12

Ethnic Influence on Language

Answer 12

A person’s race and family heritage impacts their language usage.

Question 13

Technological Influence on Language

Answer 13

Words associated with technology come and go in the daily lexicon.

Question 14

Derivational Affix

Answer 14

An affix that changes the root or base word into a new word. These show the relationship of the word to its roots word. (When the derivational affix, “ful” is added to the noun, beauty, the word “beautiful” forms, meaning full of beauty.)

Question 15

Lexicon

Answer 15

The collective vocabulary of a person or language.

Question 16

Context Clues/ Contextual Analysis

Answer 16

Using the words before and after an unknown word to determine its meaning.

Question 17

Homophones

Answer 17

Words that are pronounced the same as another word, but have a different meaning and/or spelling. (ex: carat, carrot, caret; to, too, two; there, their, they’re)

Question 18

Prefix

Answer 18

A letter or letters at the beginning of a root word that changes its meaning.

Question 19

Denotative Meaning

Answer 19

A literal, dictionary meaning of a word.

Question 20

Suffix

Answer 20

A letter or letters at the end of a root word that changes its meaning.

Question 21

Inflectional Suffix

Answer 21

Endings that indicate verb tense, person, plurals, possession, and comparison.

Question 22

Homographs

Answer 22

Words that have the same spelling as another word, but have different meanings. (ex: baseball bat vs. animal bat; tire as in growing weary vs. tire on a car).

Question 23

Historical Influence on Language

Answer 23

Language evolves and changes with history.

Question 24

Inflectional Affix

Answer 24

An affix that changes the form of the root or base word. (ex: The inflectional affix, “ed” changes a verb to the past tense.)

Question 25

Social Influence on Language

Answer 25

Current influences such as changes in technology, family structures, or society.

Question 26

Antonyms

Answer 26

Words with opposite meanings. (ex: hot/cold, big/little)

Question 27

Religious Influence on Language

Answer 27

The language will evolve to meet the morals and values of a culture.