Free Printable Linguistics Worksheets for Middle School

Printable Linguistics worksheet examples

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Questions Answers
1. What is linguistics?
2. What are the main branches of linguistics?
3. What is the difference between phonology and phonetics?
4. What is morphology?
5. What is syntax?
6. What is semantics?
7. What is pragmatics?
8. What is the difference between a language and a dialect?
9. What is a phoneme?
10. What is a morpheme?

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Linguistics Practice Sheet

Introduction

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It is a branch of knowledge that examines how language is structured, how it is used, and how it changes over time. Linguists study the sounds of language, the meaning of words, and how words are put together to create sentences.

Sounds of Language

In linguistics, the sounds of language are called phonemes. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that make up a language. For example, the English language has 44 phonemes.

To practice recognizing phonemes, try saying the following words out loud and listen to the sounds:

  • Cat
  • Dog
  • Fish
  • Sun

Notice how the sounds of the words are different. The phonemes in the word “cat” are not the same as the phonemes in the word “dog”.

Meaning of Words

In linguistics, the meaning of words is called semantics. Semantics is the study of how words are used to convey meaning.

To practice understanding the meaning of words, try completing the following sentences:

  1. The sky is ___________.
  2. I am ___________.
  3. The ocean is ___________.

The answers to these sentences are: 1. The sky is blue. 2. I am happy. 3. The ocean is vast.

Sentence Structure

In linguistics, the way words are put together to create sentences is called syntax. Syntax is the study of how words, phrases, and clauses are combined to form sentences.

To practice understanding sentence structure, try rewriting the following sentences in different ways:

  1. The dog barked.
  2. She ate the sandwich.

Answers: 1. The dog made a noise. 2. The sandwich was consumed by her.

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