ESOL Vocabulary Building

Question 1

What is a synonym?

Accepted Answer

A word with a similar meaning

Answer

Synonyms have the same or nearly the same meaning, like 'happy' and 'joyful'.

Question 2

What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

Accepted Answer

Not or the opposite of

Answer

'Un-' indicates negation: 'unhappy' means not happy, 'unable' means not able.

Question 3

Which word is a homophone of 'their'?

Accepted Answer

There

Answer

'There' and 'their' sound identical but have different spellings and meanings.

Question 4

What is a collocation?

Accepted Answer

Words that frequently occur together naturally, like 'make a decision'

Answer

Collocations are natural word combinations that native speakers commonly use together.

Question 5

What does the suffix '-tion' indicate?

Accepted Answer

It turns a verb into a noun, as 'educate' becomes 'education'

Answer

'-tion' converts verbs into nouns representing the action or result.

(ESOL) English to Speakers of Other Languages Practice Test