Quiz on Word Formation Processes in English

What is the term for the process of word formation by adding one base to another?

• Back-formation

• Compounding

• Acronymy

• Derivation

Which of the following is an example of a reduplicative?

• Maths

• Willy-nilly

• Brunch

• VIP

What is the process called when a long word is shortened by cutting off parts of it?

• Derivation

• Blending

• Compounding

• Clipping

Which of the following is an example of an acronym?

• Brunch

• Lab

• Radar

• Smog

What is the term for a word formed by blending parts of two different words?

• Clipping

• Acronymy

• Portmanteau

• Compounding

In back-formation, which of the following is formed from a noun?

• Dancer

• Talker

• Editor

• Hawker

What is the process called when words are derived from names of persons and places?

• Autonomasia

• Acronymy

• Clipping

• Blending

Which of the following is an example of a blend?

• Exam

• Maths

• Brunch

• VIP

What type of affixation involves adding a prefix to the base?

• Clipping

• Prefixation

• Compounding

• Suffixation

What is the term for a word formed from the first letters of a series of words?

• Clipping

• Acronymy

• Blending

• Reduplicatives