Basic vocabulary of English
a) Is characterized by a large number of terms b) is rejected by contemporary English speaking community c) is mainly used in poetry d) are stylistically neutral words e) consists of obsolete words
51) Which of the following lexical units belong to the basic vocabulary? a) kid, get on, be through, be over b) begin, continue end, child, baby c) commerce, proceed, terminate d) warhead, missile, pneumonia e) thee, thou, oft
52) Which of the following lexical units belong to informal words? a) coffee, day, mother b) society, glass, go on c) play, kid, estimate d) table, vase, politics e) get on, kid,get started,be over
53) Which of the following words are early Latin borrowings? a) cherry, cheese, pear, mill, kitchen b) pleasure, army, glamour c) take, send, mother d) telephone, telegraph, politics e) jungle, create, estimate
54) Which of the following words are of Celtic origin? a) cherry, cheese, pear, mill b) bald, down, druid, bard, cradle c) pleasure, cherry, nill, piper d) call, take, die, law, husband, window e) estimate, evaluate, story
55)Which of the following words are of Scandinavian origin? a) pleasure, cherry, nill, piper b) call, take, die, law, husband, window c) London, Manchester d) send, play, chair e) estimate, evaluate, story
56) Which of the following words are of Norman - French origin? a) tape- recorder, waltz, story b) London, Manchester, Bristol c) court, judge, administration, pupil, lesson, library d) call, take, die, sky, husband e)send, play, chess
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