Language Arts 800 - Unit 4: WORDS AND HOW TO USE THEM

In what two places in the dictionary can you usually find a key to diacritical markings? At the beginning of the dictionary. At the end of the dictionary. At the bottom of the page.

1. At the beginning of the dictionary. 2. At the bottom of the page.

A dictionary shows us how to pronounce a word _____. By respelling. By using diacritical markings. By giving the definition.

1. By respelling. 2. By using diacritical markings.

Select the two ways words may be arranged in a thesaurus. Index. Alphabet. Pronunciation. Definition.

1. Index. 2. Alphabet.

A thesaurus entry provides four pieces of information for a word:

1. Part of speech. 2. Brief definition. 3. List of synonyms. 4. Example of word used in sentence.

Why might students or educated adults use nonstandard language even though they know standard English? Showing that they fit in with a particular social group who may use nonstandard English. Careless, habitual use of language learned as a child. Showing that they are highly educated. The feeling that correct language is not important. Rebellion or unwillingness to fit into the business environment.

1. Showing that they fit in with a particular social group who may use nonstandard English. 2. Careless, habitual use of language learned as a child. 3. The feeling that correct language is not important. 4. Rebellion or unwillingness to fit into the business environment.

Standard English is used by _____. Teachers. Ministers. The educational field. The business field. The uneducated.

1. Teachers. 2. Ministers. 3. The educational field. 4. The business field.

Thesaurus

A book that lists synonyms and often includes related words and antonyms

Breve

A curved mark over a vowel to show that it has a short sound.

Diacritical mark

A mark placed over a letter to show its pronunciation.

Contraction

A shortened form of a word or phrase such as can't for cannot or don't for do not.

Accent

A special emphasis or force given to a syllable or a word when we pronounce it.

Macron

A straight line (-) over a vowel to show that it has a long sound.

Synonym

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. (for example, faith and trust).

Homonym

A word that is pronounced like another word but has a different meaning and often different spelling (for example, I and eye).

Antonym

A word that means the opposite of another word (for example, love and hate).

The words in the dictionary are arranged in _____ order.

Alphabetical.

The special marks in the pronunciation of the dictionary word entry are called _____ marks.

Diacritical.

True or False: The pronunciation of the entry word appears behind it in brackets.

False.

Which of the following is not provided in a dictionary definition? Syllables. Frequency of use. Guide to pronunciation. Part of speech. Synonyms.

Frequency of use.

The _____ at the top of each page in the dictionary tell you the first and last words on that page.

Guide words.

Slang

Nonstandard vocabulary used by a particular group.

A thesaurus is a book listing synonyms, antonyms and _____. Syllables. Pronunciation. Related words. All of the above.

Related words.

Abbreviation

Shortened form of a word or phrase.

Usage is usually divided into two levels:

Standard and nonstandard.

A _____ describes a word but may have a shade of difference in meaning. A _____ explains the exact meaning of the word.

Synonym; Definition.

Pronunciation

The act or manner of sounding words.

Usage

The customary way of using words.

English dictionaries often use the circumflex to indicate:

The pronunciation of vowels before r like the o sound in order.

The schwa () looks like an upside-down e and is used to mark _____.

The vowels of unstressed syllables.

True or False: Those who use nonstandard English may be considered uneducated or unworthy in the business field.

True.