Word Formation

Happy Thursday !

Etymology

(e´tymon  “original form” + logia  “study of”)

Old : aspirin , nylon, vaseline  and zipper

Recent : granola, kleenex , teflon  and xerox

croissant  (French), 

dope  (Dutch), 

lilac  (Persian), 

piano  (Italian), 

pretzel  (German),

sofa  (Arabic)

 

tattoo  (Tahitian),

 tycoon  (Japanese),

 yogurt  (Turkish)

zebra (Bantu).

bookcase, doorknob,  fingerprint,  sunburn, textbook,  wallpaper,  wastebasket and  waterbed.

Multiple Choice

identify the different word formation process for the following words : Xerox

• Derivation

• Coinage

• Conversion

• Borrowing

good-looking, low-paid

fast-food ... full-time

gasoline+ alcohol= gasohol

Smoke+ fog =  smog

Multiple Choice

identify the different word formation process for the following words : skateboards

• Coinage

• Clipping

• derivation

• compounding

ad (advertisement), flu (influenza), 

Multiple Choice

I like the old sofa-it is nice and comfy

• backformation-blending

• acronyms-conversion

• Borrowing-clipping

• Prefix-suffix

television (noun)           televise (verb)

donation (noun)           donate (verb)

Multiple Choice

When I am ill , I want to see a doc not a vet

• Acronyms

• Coinage

• Borrowing

• Clipping

Multiple Choice

The house was burgled when I was babysitting the Smith's children

• backformation

• conversion

• Borrowing

• Suffix

Multiple Choice

identify the different word formation process for the following words : Shiel Still parties every night

• blending

• backformation

• conversion

• Acronyms

CD (“compact disk”) ,

VCR (“video cassette recorder”)

Multiple Choice

identify the different word formation process for the following words : AIDS

• Clipping

• Blending

• Acronyms

• Coinage

Multiple Choice

Identify the Prefixes and suffixes used in the following words : misfortune

• Prefix :mis -

• Suffix : fortune

Multiple Choice

Identify the Prefixes and suffixes used in the following words : terrorism

• terror : Prefix

• ism - suffix

Multiple Choice

identify the different word formation process for the following words : fandamntastic !

• Infixes

• blending

• Prefix

• Compounding