Word Formation Processes

The word "covid-19" comes from CoronaVirus Disease 2019 and this word creation is an example of?

• Compounding

• Affixation

• Shortening

• Blending

Which of the following words is an example of compounding?

• anti-vax

• covid-safe

• Astra

• jab

The following blend 'pingdemic' is currently being used in the UK to explain:

• The high number of text messages people are receiving from Health Services to tell them they are close contact and must isolate.

• The large amount of selfmade mini-golf course in people's houses to keep them entertained in lockdown.

• The large amount of information on social media about the pandemic.

• The species of bat that they believe the coronavirus originated from the "pinaline bat".

In the sentence, "Please practise social-distancing", social distancing is an example of a:

• A way to get rid of friends.

• Affixation

• Shortening

• A narrative

"The MCG match has been identified as a superspreader event." The adjective superspreader in this sentence is an example of:

• Affixation

• Shortening

• Blend

• Compounding