This Quiz Will Test Your Knowledge Of English Terminology

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A word that describes something (a noun) is:

Adjective
Adverb
Anecdote
Conjunction

Hooray! 🥳

That was incorrect.

A part of a word that contains a single vowel sound:

Suffix
Consonant
Syllable
Contraction

Great!

Doh! 🤬

A word placed in front of a noun to specify quantity:

Parody
Determiner
Pronoun
Synecdoche

Super!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

An imitation of another literary work that mocks, critiques, or makes light of the original:

Palindrome
Paradox
Homograph
Parody

Fabulous!

Doh! 🤬

The 'melody' of spoken language:

Paradox
Intonation
Proverb
Rhetorical

Brilliant! 👍

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

A seemingly contradictory statement that may be true or false is known as:

Irony
Gerund
Paradox
Parody

Bravo!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

A word that expresses a relation to another word or element in the clause can be referred to as:

Synonym
Preposition
Rhetorical
Pun

Superb!

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A shortened form of a word is known as:

Abbreviation
Hyperbole
Neologism
Synecdoche

Slay!

That was incorrect.

A phrase or opinion that is overused can be referred to as:

Suffix
Satire
Pronoun
Cliché

Amazing! 👍

That was incorrect.

A word that is a name of a person, place, or thing and is capitalized is called:

Antithesis
Pronoun
Proper noun
Abbreviation

That's great!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

The use of language to convey the opposite of its literal meaning is:

Pun
Gerund
Proper noun
Irony

Beautiful! 👍

Not quite.

A word that modifies (describes) a verb is:

Oxymoron
Cliché
Abbreviation
Adverb

Amazing! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

A comparison between two things that are similar in some way is:

Verb
Punctuation mark
Satire
Analogy

Perfect! 👊

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

A word that has almost the same meaning as another is:

Tautology
Conjunction
Suffix
Synonym

You've got it! 🥳

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

A short, amusing or interesting story is known as:

Anecdote
Simile
Adverb
Cliché

Great job!

Nope, sorry. 😢

A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning is called:

Suffix
Irony
Euphemism
Paradox

Woohoo! 🥳

Nope, sorry. 😢

An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally can be referred to as:

Adverb
Hyperbole
Rhetorical
Contraction

Magnificent!

That was incorrect.

A statement that represents something as less significant than it really is is known as:

Cliché
Personification
Understatement
Rhyme

You've nailed it!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

A newly coined word or expression can be referred to as:

Pun
Pangram
Conjunction
Neologism

Super!

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A mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one

Proper noun
Malapropism
Irony
Conjunction

Nice job!

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