Compound words

Which can be the elements of a compound word?

• verbs, adjectives

• nouns ,adjectives

• adjectives ,verbs

• All of the previous options

What is the name of the process of the creation of compound words?

• Morphological derivation

• Nominal composition

• Blending

• Clipping

Compound words are made up of complete words.

• True

• False

What is the difference between Morphological derivation and Nominal Composition?

• That Morphological derivation combines two words.

• That Nominal Composition removes

  some segments of an existing word to create a synonym.

• In Morphological derivation, two or more words are merged into one so that the blended constituents are either clipped or partially overlap.

• Morphological derivation is when a new word is made from an existing word, usually by adding prefixes or suffixes.

Pronunciation can determine the meaning of words.

• True

• False

The word "greenhouse" means...

• a place where we grow plants

• a house painted green

What is the suspended compound used for?

• To differentiate the intonation in the last syllable.

• To shorten the words.

• To avoid repetition with longer words.

In how many ways can compound words be written?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which one is correct?

• Tooth-paste

• Toothpaste

What is a characteristic of the reduplicative compounds?

• They are made up of two similar-sounding elements.

• They are always hyphenated.

• They are usually bad/rude words.