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Baalize Verb Babelize Verb Cabbalize Verb (transitive; rare and literary) Fabulize Verb Habitualize Verb (Transitive) Iambize Verb Iarovize Verb Iarovized Verb (Past Participle) / Adjective Labialize Verb Labialized Adjective Labiopalatalize Verb (transitive) Macadamize Verb Macadamized Adjective Macadamizer Noun Macadamizes Verb Macarize Verb (transitive) Macarized Verb (past tense and past participle of 'macarize'); also adjectival Organize Verb Rabbinize Verb Sabbathize Verb Sabbatize Verb (transitive and intransitive)

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1. Which sentence uses 'cabbalize' correctly?

She cabbalized. He cabbalized the inscription until it named his enemy. They cabbalize is old. It cabbalizes very quickly.

2. Which language provides the classic example of a labiopalatal sound?

French German Spanish Latin

3. Who is the macadamizing process named after?

Henry Ford John Smith John Loudon McAdam Thomas Telford

4. In 'queen,' English speakers typically:

Delete the k Nasalize the k Labialize the k Double the k

5. What does 'cabbalize' primarily mean?

To summarize a text To read hidden meanings into something To translate a language To print a book

6. Which historical figure is most associated with popularizing the iarovization process?

Gregor Mendel Charles Darwin Trofim Lysenko Norman Borlaug

7. How is 'fabulize' stressed?

FAB-yuh-lyze fab-YOO-lyze fab-yuh-LIZE FAB-oo-LEEZ

8. What part of speech is the word 'organize'?

Noun Adjective Verb Adverb

9. Which organ pair does 'labiopalatalize' involve?

Lips and teeth Tongue tip and teeth Throat and nose Lips and hard palate

10. What is the verbal noun form of 'Sabbathize'?

Sabbathless Sabbathism Sabbathizing Sabbathist

11. How many syllables does 'macarized' have?

One Two Three Four

12. What should a writer avoid when using 'cabbalize'?

Using it with an object Confusing it with 'cannibalize' Conjugating it in past tense Using it in literature

13. How is the word 'organize' pronounced in American English?

or-GAN-ize or-gan-IZE OR-guh-nize (stress first syllable) or-JAN-ize

14. Which syllable is stressed in the pronunciation of 'iambize'?

The first syllable The second syllable The third syllable None, it is unstressed

15. What replaced the macadamizer in modern road building?

The steam roller The paver The grader The hand shovel

16. Which word follows the same word-building pattern?

Hellenize Table Silent Quickly

17. Which IPA mark shows a labialized consonant?

A superscript w: kʷ A tilde over the symbol A colon after the symbol An apostrophe after the symbol

18. Where does the primary stress fall in 'labiopalatalize'?

On 'pal' On the first syllable On '-ize' Evenly throughout

19. Which sentence uses 'macarize' correctly?

She macarized with delight. The melody macarized the tired travelers. He is a macarize person. They macarized about the news.

20. What does the suffix '-ized' indicate in the word 'macadamized'?

That it is a type of animal That the process was applied to something That it is from France That it is very old

21. Which word belongs to the same -ize verb family as 'babelize'?

Beautiful Babble Demonize Babel

22. Which part of speech is the word 'iarovized' in the phrase 'iarovized seeds'?

Noun Adjective Adverb Base Verb

23. Which sentence uses 'babelize' correctly?

The five-hour call babelized the schedule. She babelized the salad in a big bowl. He gave me a babelize look. The babelize of the city was lovely.

24. Which sentence uses 'fabulize' correctly?

She fabulized across the stage. The empire fabulized its founder into a constellation. He fabulized a sandwich for lunch. Please fabulize this form.

25. What part of speech is 'macadamizes'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

26. What is the base form of 'macadamizes'?

Macadam Macadamize Macadamized Macadamizing

27. Who is 'macadamize' named after?

John Loudon McAdam John Macadamia James Macadam Joseph MacAdam

28. What is the noun form of 'labiopalatalize'?

Labiopalatalness Labiopalatalization Labiopalatality Labiopaltation

29. Which sentence uses 'baalize' correctly?

He baalized loudly. The king sought to baalize the nation. She felt very baalize. The baalize was beautiful.

30. Which sentence uses the adjective correctly?

The k was labialize She labialized of the k A labialized of sounds The labialized k in 'queen' is audible

31. What part of speech is 'iambize'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

32. Where does the stress fall in 'macadamize'?

First syllable Second syllable Third syllable Fourth syllable

33. Which pair best shows a plain versus labialized consonant?

key versus queen cat versus cut sing versus sang map versus mop

34. Can 'macadamizer' be used as a verb?

Yes, it is a verb No, it is only a noun Only in British English Only in the past tense

35. Which word is 'macadamizer' derived from?

Macadamia nuts Macadam (a road surface) Macrame (a craft) Macabre (a style)

36. What material does a crew use when it macadamizes a road?

Wood Crushed stone Sand Plastic

37. Since roughly what century has 'Sabbathize' been recorded in English?

The seventeenth century The twentieth century Only since 2000 The fourteenth century

38. Why do linguists keep 'labiopalatalize' separate from 'palatalize'?

Because it is older Because it is easier to say Because rounding is part of the gesture Because it applies to writing

39. What does 'sabbatize' mean?

To take a seven-year job leave To keep the Sabbath or treat a day as one To bake sabbath bread To argue about holy days

40. Where does the root of 'babelize' come from?

Babel, from Hebrew Bavel, the city name tied to the tower story in Genesis Latin bellum, meaning war Greek bable, meaning chatter Old English bac, meaning backward

41. How is 'iambize' correctly pronounced?

EE-am-bize ih-AM-bize eye-AM-bize eye-AIM-bize

42. Which sentence uses 'macadamized' correctly?

I walked on a macadamized. The county macadamized the old dirt road. My car is macadamized. She wore a macadamized dress.

43. The suffix in 'fabulize' comes from which language?

Greek, via '-izein' Norse, via '-isa' Celtic, via '-ys' Arabic, via '-izi'

44. Which word should NOT be confused with 'macadamize'?

Pave Tarmac Macadamia Asphalt

45. Which sentence uses the verb correctly?

The dialect labiopalatalizes velar onsets before front vowels. She labiopalatalize the vowel. He labiopalatalized with happiness. They labiopalatalize letters.

46. As a predicate adjective, 'macarized' most often follows which kind of verb?

Action verbs Linking verbs like 'seem' and 'feel' Modal verbs only No verb at all

47. How many syllables does 'Sabbathize' have?

Five Two Three Four

48. How many syllables does 'habitualize' have?

Three Four Six Five

49. Which sentence uses 'iambize' correctly?

The poem has a good iambize. The poet decided to iambize the final stanza. She wrote an iambize verse. He is very iambize.

50. In which syllable is the 'c' in 'macadamize' pronounced as a hard 'k'?

First syllable only Second syllable only All syllables with 'c' None