Midterm tasks on applied linguistics

MIDTERM TASKS ON APPLIED LINGUISTICS


English faculty-I, Group:________________ Date:___________________
Student:_______________________________


Task 1: Derivational Exercise (10 sentences or a context)


Task 2: Find the words formed on the base of sound imitation and define their characteristics (the word is formed on the base of sounds in nature, animal sounds, sounds of transportation vehicles , birds etc.)
10 sentences with onomatopoeia examples
The leaves rustled under her feet.(sound in nature)


Task 3: Continue the proverbs and sayings ( being based on rhyme and synonyms and antonyms, etc.)
For example: If you want to have a friend never borrow never lend
A friend in need is a friend indeed
To rob Peter to pay Paul


Task 4: Decipher the abbreviations or what does the abbreviation stand for
For example: WHO -World health organization
Task 5:
Match the Idioms with their definitions


Task6: Make up a text or situation in written form using at least three idioms
Task 7: Find the metaphor used in the sentence and characterize them.(likening on the base of shape, size, features, character, manner, out appearance or so on).
My mom is a rose. beauty -out appearence
Task 8: Choose the correct variant of a word from given homonyms
For example: He served as a ………..(night, knight).
Task 9. Identify the types of lexical meaning in the following sentences:

1. 
   I have left my book on teacher’s table. The word “table”- is used in its denotational meaning)
   
2. 
   The table at yesterday’s party was generous. (connotational meaning-well laden).
   

Task 10: Define the use of alliteration and assonance in the following examples
1.Barking dogs seldom bite. The sounds “b”, “d”-alliteration
2. Go slow over the road (assonance)
No pain, no gain(assonance)
Do good have good(assonace)
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