Quiz on Word Formation

Define word-formation.

• A system for translating words into other languages.

• The process of creating new words based on structural and semantic formulas.

• The study of prefixes and suffixes.

• The classification of words in the English language.

What are the two principal types of word-formation?

• Word-derivation and word-composition.

• Affixation and blending.

• Sound imitation and stress interchange.

• Conversion and shortening.

What is the difference between affixation and conversion in word-derivation?

• Conversion uses suffixes, while affixation does not.

• Affixation forms words by adding affixes, while conversion changes the grammatical paradigm of a word.

• Conversion is only used for verbs, while affixation is for all parts of speech.

• There is no difference.

Which of the following is an example of word-composition?

• Heartless

• To overdo

• Door-handle

• Rebuild

Identify a minor type of word-formation from the options below.

• Prefixation

• Acronymy

• Conversion

• Word-composition

What is prefixation?

• The formation of new words by adding suffixes.

• The combination of two or more stems.

• Adding prefixes to a base to modify its meaning.

• Reducing a word’s length while retaining meaning.

Classify the prefix un- in the word unbutton based on the lexical-grammatical character of the base.

• Deverbal

• Denominal

• Deadjectival

• Polysemantic

Which prefix denotes “former” and is monosemantic?

• Re-

• Ex-

• Dis-

• Anti-

Which principle classifies prefixes like super- and sub- as locative?

• Stylistic reference

• Origin

• Generalizing denotational meaning

• Frequency of occurrence

What suffix in the word friendship changes a concrete noun into an abstract noun?

• -er

• -ment

• -ship

• -less