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MalapropismSet 1

1Competence error where a speaker substitutes phonologically similar word(s) & the word/phrase makes some sort of sense

2Type of Competence Error?: "The author got a Pullet Surprise."

3The text has numerous foul, but none are particularly significant.

4A malcontent is probably very congenial.

5"Tell me pacifically what she said."

6Competence error where a speaker uses a semantically incorrect word in place of a phonetically similar word because they don't know the right word

7Misfeasance is an act that is wrongful and unlawful.

8Which is not a real word in the ank family?

9Type of SOT?: "Alcoholics Unanimous"

10Type of Competence Error?: "I'm amphibious-I don't prefer one hand over the other"

11Embedding the authors name or logo into an image to act as a copyright reminder.

12Tonto

13Carcinogemic

14What does faux pax mean?

15Choose the sentence that misuses 'equanimity'.

16What word should Mrs. Malaprop have used to begin this sentence: 'Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory.'

17A falsehood is

18Spoken false words about someone's reputation

19What is the meaning of inflammable?

20Officious

21Maladroit beat defined as

22A common lexical mistake made by C2 writers is:

23What funny mistake did Pedro make in English?

24Acerbic

25Cacaphony