Word Formation Processes

Multiple Choice

Blending is a word formation process that removes a few letters when combining two words together.

• True

• False

Blending

Blending is when a word is formed by mixing two other words together (Word Formation Processes | LanGeek, 2020).

Example:
Breakfast + lunch = Brunch

Multiple Choice

Which word is an example of blending?

• LASER

• ice cream

• smog

• editor

Compounding

When two separate words are combined together to form a single new word, compounding happens (Word Formation Processes | LanGeek, 2020).

Example:
ice (noun) + cream (noun) = ice cream (noun)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of compounding?

• pepsi

• ice cream

• info

• spork

Multiple Choice

Acronyms form words from initial letters of phrases, becoming standalone terms.

• True

• False

Acronym

A word formation process in which the first letters (sometimes the first few letters) of the words in a phrase are extracted and put together to form a word, pronounced as a word by the usual rules of English spelling, with the same meaning as the original phrase (Words in English: Types of Word Formation, 2024).

Example:
Radio Detection and Ranging = RADAR

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of an acronym?

• Pepsi

• laser

• edit

• aviate

Borrowing

Borrowing or loan word refers to the process where a foreign word is used in the language without being translated.

Example:
chauffer (French) -> chauffer (English)

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a borrowing or loan word?

• peanut butter

• aviator

• hamburger

• ballet

Multiple Choice

Conversion changes a word's part of speech without altering its form. Which of the following is an example of conversion?

• Stockholm Syndrome

• infomercial

• email

• hamburger

Multiple Choice

Back-formation creates new words by removing real or supposed affixes. Which of the following is an example of backformation?

• hamster

• burgle

• fridge

• post office

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of coinage?

• xerox

• landline

• taco

• patio

Coinage

Coinage is a type of word formation process that involves creation and general use of new words through sources like commercial products, technology, music, cinema, etc (Coinage and Eponyms in the English Language | LanGeek, 2020).

Example:
Xerox is brand name for a copying machine for reproducing printed.
Overtime, it has evolved its meaning to "printing without the use of liquid chemicals."

References

Admin. (2022, September 2). Word Formation - Learn What It Is, Types and Rules with Examples. BYJUS; BYJU’S. https://byjus.com/english/word-formation/

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Word Formation Processes | LanGeek. (2020). Langeek; LanGeek. https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/353/word-formation-processes#1-loan-word-ed750c50

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Word formation processes (compounding, blending, acronyms) - Fundamentals of the Grammar of Standard English Study Guide 2024 | Fiveable. (2024). Fiveable.me. https://library.fiveable.me/fundamentals-of-the-grammar-of-standard-english/unit-4/word-formation-processes-compounding-blending-acronyms/study-guide/XhYztUZdI6Ju0N2S

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Coinage and Eponyms in The English Language | LanGeek. (2020). Langeek; LanGeek. https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/1297/coinage-and-eponyms

Words in English: Types of Word Formation. (2024). Rice.edu. https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/defs.html

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