Language: Affixes and Acronyms

Choose the correct answer.

when the initials of a group of words are combined to form a word, we call this ______

• Truncation

• Initialism

• Aphesis,

• Acronym

Choose whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

Suffixes are usually found at the start of a word.

• False

• True

Fill in the affix of the underlined root word .

He spends so much time playing computer games that I believe he confuses them with real.

• semi

• un

• ness

• ity

Choose whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

Prefixes may create new words.

• True

• False

Choose the correct answer.

RAM is an example of ?

• Aphesis

• Clipped

• Portmanteau

• Acronym

Fill in the affix of the underlined root word.

My message was not received by my best friend, so I sent it.

• pre

• ful

• re

• un