English Language Terms

Matching exercise

Choose the correct word from the drop down box.
A word which modifies a verb, an adverb, or an adjective
A word which modifies a noun or a pronoun
A word that specifies whether a noun is definite or indefinite
Upper-case letters used to indicate names, titles, and important words
The features of pronunciation which indicate the regional or the social identity of a speaker
A punctuation mark indicating a short pause in a sentence
A punctuation mark indicating a pause ranking between a semicolon and a full stop
Curved or square punctuation marks enclosing words inserted into a text
Words with the same spelling but with different meanings
Saying [or writing] one thing, whilst meaning the opposite
A figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another
A word which names an object
A distinct passage of writing which is unified by an idea or a topic
A word, clause or even sentence which is inserted into a sentence to which it does not grammatically belong
A word derived from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun
A group of words, smaller than a clause, which forms a grammatical unit
Informal, non-standard vocabulary
A word which means (almost) the same as another
A term expressing an action or a state of being
The open sounds made in speech - as (mainly) distinct from consonants