Which word is the longest? This puzzle highlights record-holding words and language extremes ideal for middle school students, including the shortest and fastest words.
Linguistic Threads: Vocabulary & Syntax is a easy crossword puzzle with 19 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Linguistic Threads: Vocabulary & Syntax
A crossword exploring key concepts and elements of language, words, and grammar.
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Across
- 1. Distinct sound unit in speech
- 4. A word with the opposite meaning
- 5. Rules that govern sentence structure
- 6. Vocabulary of a person or language
- 7. Informal language used in everyday speech
- 9. Smallest unit of meaning in a language
- 15. Figure of speech implying comparison
- 17. Regional form of a language
Down
- 2. A word part added to the beginning
- 3. System and structure of language rules
- 8. Word with more than one syllable
- 10. Core part of a word without prefixes or suffixes
- 11. Speech sound produced by obstruction
- 12. Set of related words showing a pattern
- 13. A word part added at the end
- 14. Study of word origins and history
- 16. Word borrowed from another language
- 18. Phrase with a figurative meaning
- 19. A word with the same or similar meaning
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