English Vocabulary Quiz

What is the job of a lexicographer?

• Make dictionaries

• Teach English

• Perform surgery

• Build houses

Who decides what is considered a word in English?

• Everybody who speaks English

• Lexicographers only

• Government officials

• Children

What are the two kinds of grammar mentioned in the text?

• Written grammar and spoken grammar

• English grammar and French grammar

• Good grammar and bad grammar

• Grammar inside your brain and usage grammar

What is the term used for combining two English words together?

• Compounding

• Blending

• Back-formation

• Functional shift

Which word is an example of a blend word?

• Heartbroken

• Bookworm

• Brunch

• Sandcastle

What is the term for changing a word from one part of speech to another?

• Functional shift

• Compounding

• Back-formation

• Borrowing

What is the purpose of creating new words according to the text?

• Express ideas and meanings

• Confuse people

• Limit communication

• Avoid creativity

Which organization becomes NASA when using the first letters of its name?

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

• World Health Organization

• United Nations

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

What is the term for taking a word and squishing it down to form a new word?

• Back-formation

• Blending

• Compounding

• Functional shift

What is the example of a word formed by back-formation?

• Edit

• Electric

• Execute

• Editor