Word Formation Quiz

What is affixation?

• Process of adding morphemes to a word

• Process of changing the meaning of a word

• Process of combining two words to form a new word

• Process of removing morphemes from a word

What are the two types of affixes used in word formation?

• prefixes and suffixes

• consonants and vowels

• root and stem

• infixes and circumfixes

Give an example of a prefix.

• re-

• dis-

• in-

• un-

Give an example of a suffix.

• ing

• ed

• s

• ly

What is back-formation?

• The process of creating a new word by removing an affix or suffix from an existing word.

• The process of creating a new word by combining two existing words.

• The process of creating a new word by rearranging the letters of an existing word.

• The process of creating a new word by adding an affix or suffix to an existing word.

Provide an example of a word formed through back-formation.

• editable

• editor

• edit

• edition

Fill in the blank: The word 'unhappiness' is formed by adding the _______ 'un-' as a prefix.

• suffix

• root

• prefix

• infix

Fill in the blank: The word 'happily' is formed by adding the _______ '-ly' as a suffix.

• -ful

• -ness

• -ing

• -ly

True or False: Affixation is the process of adding a prefix or suffix to a base word.

• False

• Affixation is the process of removing a prefix or suffix from a base word.

• True

• Affixation is the process of changing the meaning of a base word without adding a prefix or suffix.

True or False: Back-formation is the process of creating a new word by removing a supposed affix from an existing word.

• True

• Back-formation is the process of creating a new word by adding a supposed affix to an existing word.

• False

• Back-formation is the process of creating a new word by changing the order of the letters in an existing word.