The English Olympics Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. a word that has the same or similar meaning as another
- 3. a word adopted from another language
- 6. the study of word origins
- 8. a phrase with a meaning different from its literal words
- 9. the study of meaning in language
- 10. words that are spelled or pronounced the same but have different meanings
- 12. a prefix or suffix attached to a word
- 15. words that frequently go together
- 16. a word with the opposite meaning of another
- 18. the level of formality of language
- 19. the smallest grammatical unit in a language
- 20. the smallest unit of sound in speech
Down
- 2. a newly coined word or expression
- 4. the complete vocabulary of a language
- 5. a large collection of written or spoken texts
- 7. the study of language in context
- 11. a reference book listing words and their meanings
- 13. informal language used by particular groups
- 14. a word having multiple meanings
- 17. the conventional spelling system of a language