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This document contains discussion questions and practical tasks about linguistic concepts including homonyms, synonyms, paronyms, antonyms and polysemous words. The questions ask students to define these terms, provide classifications and examples. The practical tasks involve identifying homonyms in sentences, translating polysemous words and distinguishing meanings of similar words. Students are also asked to find their own examples from readings and references to illustrate aspects of the module.

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Class Activities 6

This document contains discussion questions and practical tasks about linguistic concepts including homonyms, synonyms, paronyms, antonyms and polysemous words. The questions ask students to define these terms, provide classifications and examples. The practical tasks involve identifying homonyms in sentences, translating polysemous words and distinguishing meanings of similar words. Students are also asked to find their own examples from readings and references to illustrate aspects of the module.

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Class Activities

Questions for discussion.


1. Define homonymy in English. What are the causes and sources of
Homonymy? Give classifications of homonyms by different scientists. What
criteria do they use as basis for their classifications?
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2. Give definition of a synonym in English. What types of synonyms do you


know? Illustrate your words with examples.
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3. What is paronymy? Illustrate your definition with examples.
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__ 4. What words are called antonyms? How can they be classify? Give your
own examples. Make necessary notes.
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5. What words are called antonyms? How can they be classify? Give your own
examples. Make necessary notes.
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Practical tasks.
1. Read the sentences and choose the homonymous word that best fits each
space according to the sense of the sentence.
1. According to the Bible, Abel was a very ……. shepherd.
2. I …….. your invitation, except I’ll be a few minutes late.
3. A big …….. will add to your volume of business.
4. The prosecutor was able to educe a strong case that he could …….. in court.
5. Ariel made an …… entrance in the first act.
6. The storm’s devastating effect will …….. the entire region.
7. The class made lemonade with the ……. of the teacher’s aide.
8. You may find ……… in the morning if you drink too much ale tonight.
2. Translate the polysemantic words. Provide examples and point out the
central and the secondary meanings in each case:

Word Central meaning Secondary meaning

stiff

record
derivational
1. He had a fleshy face with a broad short nose and a big mouth.
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2. It was so pleasant to discover that he was very glad to see me.
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3. My heart was beating light and fast and the mouth felt dry.
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6. They have made life so difficult for us nowadays.
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4. Find out the difference in meanings of the following words:
1. Affair / business / matter
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2. Answer / reply / respond
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3. Ask / beg / request
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4. Ask / enquire / question / demand
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5. Beautiful / handsome / fair / lovely / pretty
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a)– Why is a girl like a hinge? – Because she is something to adore.
b) Customer: Waiter, what do you call this soup?
Waiter: It’s bean soup, sir.
Customer: I don’t care what it’s been. What is it now?

ON YOUR OWN
Find your own examples to illustrate the basic aspects of the module. Make use
of pleasure-reading books, corpuses of the English language, dictionaries.
Provide the context and reference.
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