Word Formation

Word Formation

University

5 Qs

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Word Formation

Word Formation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The study of the origin and history of a word is known as its 

neologism 
etymology
analogy 
calque

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

____________ are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words. 

acronyms 
hypocorisms
backformation
blending 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What process was involved in the creation of the term flu, fan and ad? 

compounding
clipping 
neologisms
borrowing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A word of one type (usually a noun) is reduced to form a word of another type(usually a verb) is called...

prefixes and suffixes 
blending 
infixes
backformation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A change in the function of a word, as for example when a noun comes to be used as a verb(without any reduction), is generally called as...

conversion
coinage 
derivation
multiple processes

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