Grade 9 Engish Word Formation Process

A process of word formation where some letters are taken and pronounced as a new word is called ....

• Conversion

• Clipping

• Blending

• Acronyms

A process of word formation where words are reduced or shortened to one of their parts without changing the meaning is called ....

• Conversion

• Clipping

• Blending

• Backformation

A process of word formation consisting of the first letters of each word, pronounced as separate letters is called .....

• Initialism

• Backformation

• Clipping

• Blending

A process of word formation where parts of a word are added together breaking morphemes is called ....

• Initialism

• Acronyms

• Blending

• Clipping

Some examples of coinage are ....

• Sandwich, volt, and boycott

• Kleenex, teflon, and nylon

• Motel, brunch, and smog

• Movie, telly, and Aussie

Some examples of eponyms are ....

• Sandwich, volt, and boycott

• Kleenex, teflon, and vaseline

• Motel, brunch, and smog

• Movie, telly, and Aussie

Some examples of hypocorism are ....

• Sandwich, volt, and boycott

• Kleenex, teflon, and Vaseline

• Motel, brunch, and smog

• Movie, telly, and Aussie

Which of the following words DOES NOT belong to the others?

• Scuba

• Laser

• Radar

• VCR

Which of the following words DOES NOT belong to the others?

• Hocus-pocus

• Humpty-dumpty

• Zig-zag

• Walkie-talkie

Clipping and abbreviation are similar in that they both make new words by ....

• Copying sounds

• Adding other words together

• Shortening words

• Adding morphemes