TKT Module 1 Lexis
Read the definitions and identify the terms:
1. The basic meaning of a word _____________________________
2. Words that have opposite meanings _______________________
3. A bound morpheme that can be added to the beginning or end of a word to make new
words_______________________________________________
4. A group of words that belong to the same topic area
____________________________________________________
5. The smallest part of a word which carries meaning which can exist in isolation, functioning as a single word
_________________________________________
6. A single lexical item that is made up of two words ___________________________________________________
7. A bound morpheme that is added to the beginning of a word
___________________________________________________
8. Words that have the same meaning ____________________________
9. A word that has a similar form in English and the learner’s L1 but which is different in meaning and can therefore
cause confusion to the learner _________________________________________
10. Two words which have the same written form and pronunciation but differ in meaning
___________________________________________________
11. Words which are pronounced the same but are written differently and have a different
meaning____________________________________________
12. Two words which have the same written form but differ in meaning and
pronunciation. _______________________________________
13. Fixed lexical chunks with a specific meaning that cannot be guessed from the literal meaning of the words used
14. Atwo or three word verb ______________________________
15. A term used to indicate that different varieties of language will be used in different
contexts ___________________________________________
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Task 2 TKT Practice Task
For questions 1-7, match the examples of vocabulary with the categories listed A-H. There is one extra option that you do
not need to use.
1. Ungrateful, imprint, dismember, rebuild A. lexical set
2. Sociable, gregarious, outgoing, friendly B. binomials
3. Car, train, taxi, cab, trolley-bus C. collocations
4. wishy-washy, dos and don’ts, make or break D. idioms
5. fast food, quick shower, strongly support E. compound words
6. notebook, waistcoat, bookstore, fireperson F. synonyms
7. politics, political, politician, apolitical, policy G. words with prefixes
H. word family
Task 3 Practice the collocations. Match the words that go best together.
1. alphabetical a. room
2. broad b. popular
3. cloudy c. order
4. curly d. noise
5. exceptionally e. mind
6. hugely f. imagination
7. loud g. hair
8. narrowly h. expanding
9. pay i. drink
10. rapidly j. daylight
11. razor-sharp k. day
12. single l. beautiful
13. soft m. avoided
14. vivid n. attention
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Answers:
Task 1
1. denotation 6. compound word 11. homophone
2. antonym 7. prefix 12. homograph
3. affix 8. synonym 13. idiom
4. lexical set 9. false cognate 14. phrasal (multi-word)
verb
5. morpheme 10. homonym
15. register
Task 2
1. G 4. B 7. H
2. F 5. C
3. A 6. E
Task 3
1. c 6. b 11. e
2. j 7. d 12. a
3. k 8. m 13. i
4. g 9. n 14. f
5. l 10. h
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