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Word Formation Quiz

Authored by Vani Bheekharry

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Word Formation Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which process involves shortening a word without altering its meaning?

Affixation

Clipping

Conversion

Derivation by base modification

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hey there! Can you help Emma understand what an acronym is?

A word formed by removing affixes

A word formed by blending two words together

A word formed from the initial letters of a sequence of words

A word formed by adding a prefix or suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Maya found a mysterious blackbird in her backyard. What is the primary phonological modification in the word "blackbird"?

Addition of a suffix

Addition of a prefix

Clipping

Stress shift from one syllable to another

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.2E

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hey there! Can you tell me what happens when we jazz up a base by throwing in a prefix or suffix?

Affixation

Back-formation

Clipping

Blending

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.2E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hey there! Can you guess the main word formation process used to create compound adjectives?

Affixation

Compounding

Blending

Clipping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hey there! Let's play a game of stress placement in compound words! Where do you think the stress is typically placed in compound words?

On the first syllable

On the last syllable

On the second syllable

On every syllable equally

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hey there! Can you guess which process involves mashing up parts of two different words to create a brand new one?

Affixation

Blending

Conversion

Clipping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

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