1.

Identify homonyms and polysemes ĐÚNG HẾT- DỊCH NGHĨA

Decide whether the following words are examples of ? or ?:

a) punch (a blow with the fist vs. an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol)

- ? homonymy

b) file (a set of related records kept together vs. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth)

- ? homonymy

c) purse (a small bag for carrying money vs. a sum of money offered as a prize)

- ? polysemy

d) steel (an alloy of iron with small amount of carbon hợp kim sắt với kích thước nhỏ vs. to get ready for
something difficult or

unpleasant)

- ? homonymy

e) fan (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface vs. an ardent follower or admirer)

- ? homonymy

f) tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate vs. a spy employed to follow someone and report

their movements)

- ? polysemy )( theo đuôi sau)

date (sweet edible fruit of the date palm vs. a meeting arranged in advance)

- ? homonymy

h) blind (unable to see vs. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight)

- ? polysemy ( đều ko thể thấy hẻ)

i) tie (a neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material tied in knot at the front vs. to fasten or

secure with a rope, string, or cord)

- ? polysemy( đều buộc vô gì đó hẻ)

j) graze (feed as in a meadow or thức ăn như ở đồng cỏ và đồng cỏ vs. break the skin by scraping)

- ? polysemy
SENSE RELATIONS EXERCISES

1. Identify homonyms and polysemes

Decide whether the following words are examples of homonymy or polysemy:

a) punch (a blow with the fist vs. an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol)

- homonymy

b) file (a set of related records kept together vs. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth)

- homonymy

c) purse (a small bag for carrying money vs. a sum of money offered as a prize)

- polysemy

d) steel (an alloy of iron with small amount of carbon vs. to get ready for something difficult or

unpleasant)

- homonymy

e) fan (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface vs. an ardent follower or admirer)

- homonymy

f) tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate vs. a spy employed to follow someone and report

their movements)

- polysemy

g) date (sweet edible fruit of the date palm vs. a meeting arranged in advance)

- homonymy

h) blind (unable to see vs. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight)

- polysemy

i) tie (a neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material tied in knot at the front vs. to fasten or

secure with a rope, string, or cord)

- polysemy
j) graze (feed as in a meadow or pasture vs. break the skin by scraping)

- polysemy

2. Identify the correct lexical sense relation in the following pairs:

a) cheese – mozzarella phô mai mozzarella: hyponymy

b) stretch – contract làm co rút: binary

c) cent – scent: homophony

d) frozen – glaciated: synonymy

e) plastic – nylon: hyponymy

f) container – lid nắp chai: hyponymy

g) perplexed – bewildered:

h) child – adult: gradable antonymy

not child is not adult

j) warn – worn: homophony

3. What is the semantic relationship between (or among) the following words? If it is antonymy,

specify the type of antonymy.

a) stop – go: binary

b) strong – weak: gradable

c) fast – slow: gradable

d) mammal: dog, cat, pig, cow: hyponymy

e) get: obtain, become, buy: - synonymy

f) crown: king or queen: hyponymy

g) I saw the spring (season) - (metal coil cuộn dây kim loại): homonymy
h) vehicle: car, truck, SUV, bicycle: hyponymy

i) take: grasp, carry, go (a specific way): hyponymy

j) alive – dead: binary

It’s incredible that they can restore the source material

2. Yeah, this bass guita điện gets great bass /beɪs/ nốt thấp

It’s incredible that they

can restore the source
material
2. Yeah, this bass gets
great bass!
3. She was fined for
dangerous driving.
I find you in the
darkness.
4. We just a fertile
ground to grow flowers!
I stand my ground
whatever you say!
5. Are you content with
the content of this
book?
6. Salt dissolves in
water.
 The Soviet Union was
dissolved in 1991.
7. He has a working-
class background.
Whatever decision
we make, our parents
will stay in the
background
(be a secret backer
!
It’s incredible that they
can restore the source
material
2. Yeah, this bass gets
great bass!
3. She was fined for
dangerous driving.
I find you in the
darkness.
4. We just a fertile
ground to grow flowers!
I stand my ground
whatever you say!
5. Are you content with
the content of this
book?
6. Salt dissolves in
water.
The Soviet Union was
dissolved in 1991.
7. He has a working-
class background.
 Whatever decision
we make, our parents
will stay in the
background
(be a secret backer
words of the same
spelling, but different
sounds, and different
meanings
words of the same spelling, but different sounds, and different
meanings

3. She was fined for dangerous driving. homophony

I find you in the darkness.
4. We just a fertile ground to grow flowers! Giống đọc, giống viết, khác nghĩa, ko liên quan
homonymy
I stand my ground opinion whatever you say!
5. Are you content /kənˈtent/ sastisfine with the content /ˈkɒn.tent of this book?
Homography
6. Salt dissolves in water. polysemy
The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991.
7. He has a working-class background.
Whatever decision we make, our parents will stay in the background unnotice polysemy đéo
hiểu
(be a secret backer)

It’s incredible that they

can restore the source
material
2. Yeah, this bass gets
great bass!
3. She was fined for
dangerous driving.
I find you in the
darkness.
4. We just a fertile
ground to grow flowers!
I stand my ground
whatever you say!
5. Are you content with
the content of this
book?
6. Salt dissolves in
water.
 The Soviet Union was
dissolved in 1991.
7. He has a working-
class background.
Whatever decision
we make, our parents
will stay in the
background
(be a secret backer