English Lexicology Quiz

What is word formation?

• The process of breaking down words into smaller parts.

• The process of translating words from one language to another.

• The process of rearranging the letters in a word to form a new word.

• The process of creating new words or forming words from existing ones.

What is morphology?

• The study of the pronunciation of words in language.

• The study of the structure and form of words in language.

• The study of the history of words in language.

• The study of the meaning of words in language.

What is etymology?

• The study of the structure and formation of words

• The study of the origin and history of words

• The study of the meaning and usage of words

• The study of the pronunciation and phonetics of words

What are the different types of word formation processes?

• derivation, compounding, blending, clipping, back-formation, conversion, acronyms, and coinage

• ellipsis, substitution, compounding, blending, clipping, back-formation, conversion, acronyms

• synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, metonymy, holonymy, meronymy, polysemy, homonymy

• affixation, reduplication, borrowing, onomatopoeia, initialism, abbreviation, eponym, neologism

What is the difference between inflection and derivation?

• Inflection is the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories, while derivation is the creation of a new word by adding affixes to a base word.

• Inflection is the process of creating new words, while derivation is the process of modifying existing words.

• Inflection is the creation of a new word by adding affixes to a base word, while derivation is the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories.

• Inflection and derivation are the same thing.

What is a morpheme?

• The smallest meaningful unit of language

• A type of vowel sound

• A type of sentence structure

• A type of punctuation mark

What is the origin of the word 'etymology'?

• Latin

• French

• German

• Greek

What are some common prefixes used in English word formation?

• dis-, mis-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, non-, anti-, de-, en-, ex-, over-, under-, sub-, inter-, semi-, co-, counter-, fore-, post-, bi-, tri-, multi-, mega-, micro-, mini-, pre-, pro-, semi-, sub-, super-, trans-, ultra-, uni-

• un-, re-, pre-, dis-, mis-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, non-, anti-, de-, en-, ex-, over-, under-, sub-, inter-, semi-, co-, counter-, fore-, post-, bi-, tri-, multi-, mega-, micro-, mini-, pre-, pro-, semi-, sub-, super-, trans-, ultra-

• un-, re-, pre-, dis-, mis-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, non-, anti-, de-, en-, ex-, over-, under-, sub-, inter-, semi-, co-, counter-, fore-, post-, bi-, tri-, multi-, mega-, micro-, mini-, pre-, pro-, semi-, sub-, super-, trans-, ultra-, uni-

• un-, re-, pre-, dis-, mis-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, non-, anti-, de-, en-, ex-, over-, under-, sub-, inter-, semi-, co-, counter-, fore-, post-, bi-, tri-, multi-, mega-, micro-, mini-, pre-, pro-, semi-, sub-, super-, trans-

What is the relationship between word formation and meaning?

• Word formation has no impact on the meaning of words.

• Meaning determines the process of word formation.

• Word formation and meaning are unrelated.

• Word formation influences the meaning of words.