Word Formation Processes

What word formation process involves adding a prefix to a base word?

• Prefixation

• Circumfixation

• Infixation

• Suffixation

Give an example of a word formed through the process of suffixation.

• sadly

• quickly

• happily

• angrily

Identify the word formation type in the word 'unhappiness'.

• Prefixation

• Circumfixation

• Infixation

• Suffixation

Explain the process of compounding with an example.

• Compounding only applies to one-time investments.

• Compounding is the process of earning interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods. It involves reinvesting the interest rather than paying it out.

• Compounding involves paying out interest rather than reinvesting it.

• Compounding is the process of subtracting interest from the initial principal.

What is the word formation process where a word is shortened?

• Abolishment

• Contraption

• Abridgment

• Abbreviation

Provide an example of a word formed through blending.

• smash

• splendiferous

• glitter

• brunch

In the word 'disagree', what type of word formation process is at play?

• Infixation

• Circumfixation

• Suffixation

• Prefixation

Describe the process of conversion in word formation.

• The process of conversion in word formation involves changing the form of a word to create a new word.

• Conversion is a process that only occurs in written language.

• Conversion involves changing the meaning of a word without altering its form.

• Conversion is the process of creating new words by combining two existing words.

What is the term for creating a new word by changing the category of a base word?

• transformation

• modification

• derivation

• conversion

Give an example of a word formed through reduplication.

• yes-yes

• bye-bye

• goodbye-goodbye

• hello-hello