Unit 6 Application Questions

Application Questions Freeman & Freeman Chapter 5

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1.        Blimp.  The origin of the word is uncertain but the reason for the name probably has to do with the sound it makes.

2.       Superbug:  bugs that were resistant to pesticides.

3.       Vitamin:  The part of the word “vita” means life in Latin.

4.       Tsunami:  “tsu” means harbor and “name” means waves in Japanese.

5.       Bagel:  original meaning means ring and a bagel is a little ring.

6.       Barbecue:  barbe (beard) and queue (tail) as in a pig is roasted from beard to tail.

7.       Fudge: original meaning is to cobble together something in a makeshift manner.

8.       Hacker:  “hack” means to attempt or try something.

9.       Picnic:  In it’s original French form referred to  a meal where everyone contributed either food or money.

10.   Testify:  comes from the latin word, testis, which means witness.

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PHONETIC DEMAND

Mat

Bar

Pit

Park

Bat

SEMANTIC DEMAND

Sign/signal

Bible/biblical

Locate/location

Speak/speech

ETYMOLOGICAL DEMAND

Tsunami

Gelato

Taliban

Bologna

Psychology

#8

Cage                              Edge

Stage                             Hedge

Garage                         Pledge

Barge                            Badge

Marge

There is no “d” before “ge” when the letter before is “a” or the combination “ar”

Punch                           Scotch

Bunch                           Butch

Church                          Bitch

Torch                             Itch

Porch                            Switch

Pinch

There is a “t” before “ch” when there is a vowel before it.  If the “t” was not added, it would change the sound of the letter “c”.