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Some common words containing 'lar' include Babillard, Dactylar, Fabular. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Babillard Noun (archaic and rare) Dactylar Adjective Fabular Adjective Habenular Adjective Labioglossolaryngeal Adjective Labiovelar Noun / Adjective Labiovelarisation Noun (uncountable) Labiovelarise Verb (transitive) Pabular Adjective Pabulary Adjective Tabellaria Noun Tabellariaceae Noun Tabernacular Adjective (rare)

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1. What is the noun form of 'pabular'?

Pabularity Pabulum Pabulation Pablumize

2. Which word collocates best with 'pabulary' to mean dietary requirements?

taste color speed needs

3. What does the root 'labio-' refer to?

The lips The ear The nose The hand

4. Which sentence uses 'tabernacular' correctly?

She is a tabernacular who travels. The tabernacular canopy crowned the niche. They tabernaculared across the plains. It was very tabernacularer.

5. Which sentence uses 'fabular' correctly?

The fabular reported the news. The novel's fabular mode strips events to their symbols. She fabulared across the stage. It was a fabular of great length.

6. Which word is the opposite of a babillard?

Windbag Listener Motormouth Gossip

7. Where does the primary stress fall?

On 'lay' On 'vee' On '-ise' Evenly throughout

8. If a book review calls a novel 'a pabular feast,' what does it mean?

The book is a cookbook. The book is incredibly long. The book is intellectually enriching. The book is boring and dry.

9. Which verb is the broader umbrella for adding rounding?

Palatalise Velarise Labialise Glottalise

10. Which sound is labiodental rather than labiovelar?

/w/ /f/ /kʷ/ /ŋʷ/

11. In what context would you most likely encounter the word 'habenular'?

A real estate contract A cookbook A neuroanatomy textbook A fashion magazine

12. How does the IPA mark a labiovelar stop?

With a superscript w, as /kʷ/ With a double letter, as 'kk' With a tilde, as /k̃/ With capital K

13. In formal scientific writing, the genus name should be:

Lowercase and quoted Capitalized and often italicized All capitals Written in numbers

14. Which everyday word means the same as dactylar?

Footlike Fingerlike Armlike Headlike

15. What does labiovelarising /k/ produce?

/tʃ/ /p/ /x/ /kʷ/

16. How many syllables does 'labiovelarise' have?

Five Seven Four Six

17. What does labiovelarisation turn /k/ into?

/tʃ/ /p/ /x/ /kʷ/

18. In Proto-Indo-European studies, why are labiovelars famous?

They were invented in 1950 They only occur in English They explain correspondences like Latin 'quis' vs Greek 'tis' They are written without lips

19. Which genus gives the family Tabellariaceae its name?

Fragilaria Tabellaria Asterionella Navicula

20. How is the 'c' in 'tabernacular' pronounced?

As a hard 'k' As an 's' As a 'y' glide It is silent

21. Which sentence uses 'pabular' correctly?

I ate a pabular apple. The lecture was highly pabular. She pabulars every morning. The pabular jumped over the fence.

22. What rank does the name Tabellariaceae represent?

Species Genus Family Kingdom

23. What part of speech is 'labioglossolaryngeal'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

24. Which phrase is a natural technical use of dactylar?

Dactylar process Dactylar smartphone Dactylar weather Dactylar soup

25. How many syllables does 'labiovelar' have?

Five Four Six Three

26. How many syllables does 'labiovelarisation' have?

Six Seven Nine Eight

27. From which language did English borrow 'babillard'?

German French Spanish Latin

28. Which sentence uses the noun correctly?

They labiovelarisationed the text. Labiovelarisation of velars is attested early. Labiovelarisation are common. A labiovelarisation the velar.

29. A 'fabular tale' is one that...

Feels like a fable: simple, symbolic, moral Tells a deliberate lie Was never written down Must be sung aloud

30. What material do Tabellariaceae shells contain?

Chitin Calcium carbonate Silica Keratin

31. Which of the following is the best synonym for 'pabular'?

Bland Vapid Edifying Superficial

32. What does 'labiovelarise' mean?

To remove rounding from a sound To spell words with 'kw' To pronounce a sound with rounded lips plus velar closure To whisper a consonant

33. Which phrase is a natural collocation?

Fabular carpet Fabular tax code Fabular simplicity Fabular dentist

34. What is the primary modern meaning of 'pabular'?

Providing physical energy Providing intellectual nourishment Relating to babies Having a bubbly texture

35. 'Fabular' is which part of speech?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

36. Why do historical accounts prefer the passive 'were labiovelarised'?

Because sound changes happen to speech communities rather than being chosen Because the verb is weak Because the passive is shorter Because IPA requires it

37. Which person would a writer call a babillard?

A prize-winning novelist A taciturn librarian The neighbor who narrates his grocery list A silent monk

38. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

The labioglossolaryngeal swam past the reef. She labioglossolaryngealed the high note. It was a labioglossolaryngeal kind of Tuesday. The singer's labioglossolaryngeal coordination was flawless.

39. Which of the following is a correct use of the word 'habenular'?

The habenular is firing. He has a habenular attitude. The habenular nucleus regulates dopamine. I feel very habenular today.

40. Which of the following is an antonym of 'pabular'?

Nourishing Substantive Vapid Enriching

41. Which part of speech is dactylar?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

42. What does the word 'pabulary' mean?

Relating to food or nourishment Pleasant to taste Relating to digestion Lacking flavor

43. How many syllables are in 'pabulary'?

Four Three Two Five

44. How should you pronounce 'pabular' in American English?

pa-BOO-lar PAY-bya-lar PAB-yuh-ler pah-BUHL-er

45. How many syllables does dactylar have?

Two One Four Three

46. Which feature helps delimit the Tabellariaceae?

Internal septa in the shell Red pigment Calcium spines Flagella with hairs

47. In formal writing, the name Tabellariaceae should be:

Lowercase Capitalized All capitals Abbreviated to Tab.

48. Which word is the verb partner of 'labiovelarisation'?

Labiovelar Labiovelarise Labialise Velarise

49. Which word is 'fabular' most easily confused with?

Circus Fabulous Fibula Formula

50. The name Tabellaria refers to:

A little tablet A little fish A little flame A little wheel