Word Structure and Formation Quiz

The study of word structure.

• phonology

• morphology

• syntax

• semantics

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing.

• word

• letter

• sound

• lexicon

Smallest, indivisible units of semantic content or grammatical function that words are made up of.

• phoneme

• letter

• morpheme

• lexicon

A bound morpheme that helps to create new words and can change the part of speech.

• derivational

• inflectional

• lexical

• functional

Which Free Morpheme has a grammatical function?

• derivational

• lexical

• functional

• inflectional

What word formation process shortens a word by omitting a part of it?

• clipping
• borrowing

• blending

• acronym

It is a word formation process that joins two separate words to make a new word.

• compounding
• blending

• backformation

• conversion

Words are formed by the initial letters of a series of word.

• compounding

• blending

• acronyms

• compounding

What word formation is similar to compounding except but part of both words is deleted to form a new one?

• blending
• clipping

• coinage

• borrowing

What word formation process refers to the invention of a completely new word?

• clipping

• compounding

• conversion

• coinage