Language Features

Question 1

Words that have similar or the same meaning

Answer 1

Synonym

Question 2

new word or expression. A word used with new meaning

Answer 2

neologism

Question 3

a word that spells a sound

Answer 3

onomatopoeia

Question 4

a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings

Answer 4

pun

Question 5

Repeating a word or phrase, or rewording the same idea

Answer 5

repetition

Question 6

Comparison using like or as

Answer 6

simile

Question 7

the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

Answer 7

statistics

Question 8

an overused saying or idea

Answer 8

cliche

Question 9

short story of an amusing or interesting event

Answer 9

anecdote

Question 10

comparison not using like or as

Answer 10

metaphor

Question 11

informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing

Answer 11

colloquialism

Question 12

the deliberate use of strong emotive words to play on readers’ feelings. Language that carries strong emotion

Answer 12

emotive language

Question 13

a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humour

Answer 13

hyperbole

Question 14

A command

Answer 14

imperative

Question 15

Includes reader/audience by assuming ‘we all agree or disagree.’

Answer 15

inclusive language

Question 16

A list of associated ideas or things

Answer 16

listing

Question 17

Words with opposite meanings

Answer 17

antonym

Question 18

a sentence with one independent clause

Answer 18

simple sentence

Question 19

a sentence with two or more independent clauses

Answer 19

compound sentence

Question 20

a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

Answer 20

complex sentence

Question 21

an unfinished sentence.

Answer 21

incomplete sentence

Question 22

person, place, thing, or idea

Answer 22

noun

Question 23

replaces a noun, Eg. I, she, he etc.

Answer 23

pronoun

Question 24

names an idea, quality, action, or feeling

Answer 24

abstract noun

Question 25

an action word

Answer 25

verb

Question 26

describes a noun

Answer 26

adjective

Question 27

a word that describes a verb

Answer 27

adverb

Question 28

giving human qualities to animals or objects

Answer 28

personification

Question 29

The repetition of vowel sounds

Answer 29

assonance

Question 30

a word that joins two phrases or sentences

Answer 30

conjunction

Question 31

shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentences eg. to, by, over

Answer 31

preposition

Question 32

expresses emotion eg. ah, whoops, ouch

Answer 32

interjection

Question 33

The actual spoken words are written down

Answer 33

direct speech

Question 34

A statement that hints at something

Answer 34

innuendo

Question 35

Words which are used in their simplest, most basic meaning eg. The literal meaning of "over the moon" is "above the moon". The non-literal meaning is "really happy"

Answer 35

literal language

Question 36

A statement that puts together two ideas that seem to be opposite in meaning, but which makes sense if you think about it

Answer 36

paradox

Question 37

using more words than necessary

Answer 37

circumlocution

Question 38

the emotional association which many words have; they mean different things to different people

Answer 38

connotation

Question 39

expressions or words which are a 'nicer' way of saying something

Answer 39

euphemism

Question 40

a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase

Answer 40

idiom

Question 41

intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed

Answer 41

irony

Question 42

a word which combines the sounds and meaning of two others

Answer 42

portmanteau

Question 43

words or phrases used in conversation by a particular group of people, used for informality, exclusivity

Answer 43

slang

Question 44

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning ‘the English cricket team’).

Answer 44

synecdoche

Question 45

special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand

Answer 45

jargon