Word formation process

What word formation process what used in the word "bookcase"?

• Eponym

• Compounding

• Blending

• Acronym

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Could you refer me to the same salon? I liked her perm.

What word formation was used?

• Clipping

• Blending

• Derivation

• Conversion

Answer explanation

It is the shortened term for permanent waves.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

We bottled the home-brew last night.

What word formation process was used?

• Blending

• Derivation

• Conversion

• Acronym

Answer explanation

Bottle is a noun, but in this sentence, it becomes a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

I can speak Spanglish. What word formation process was used?

• Blending

• Conversion

• Derivation

• Eponym

Answer explanation

Spanglish = Spanish + English

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Smaze = smoke + (a)  

I should list down all of my PIN since I keep on forgetting them. What word formation was used?

• Eponym

• Blending

• Clipping

• Acronym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

SCUBA stands for self-contaminated underwater breathing apparatus.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

self-contained

What does the word CD stand for?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What type of compound does the word "greenhouse" belong to?

• Endocentric

• Exocentric

• Copulative

Answer explanation

It is not a type of house, and it is not color green. The meaning is not within these words.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

What type of compound does the word "stir fry" belong to?

• Endocentric

• Exocentric

• Copulative

Answer explanation

It is both stirred and fried.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D