word-formation compound, affixation, clipping, blocking, blending

Highlight

(High and Light)

What is the word formation process for "kidult"?

What is the word formation process for "phone"?

Van

(Caravan)

Indicate the POS of the free morphemes in this compound word "makeup".

• V+Adv

• N+N

• V+N

• V+V

Complete the following sentence with the correct word form.
Money doesn't always bring ____________.

• happily 
• happy
• happier
• happiness

Which word formation processes are seen in this underlined word?

He pocketed the change carefully.

• Semantic drift

  + Affixation (derivational)

• Affixation (inflectional + derivational)

• Conversion (N->V) + Affixation (inflectional)

• Conversion (V->N)

  + Affixation (derivational)

Complete the following sentence with the correct word form.
You know your father is the most _____________ person in the world. He is sure to be wearing one of his old sweaters to the party.

• fashionable
• fashion
• unfashionable
• unfashionably

Complete the following sentence with the correct word form.
Be sure to contact him if you need advice. He's a very _____________ person.

• helpful
• helpless
• helping
• unhelpful

Complete the following sentence with the correct word form.
Buying and selling antiques can be a very ________________ hobby if you know how to find a good bargain.

• profitable
• profits
• unprofitable
• profitably