Word Formation

Which type of word formation omit the first part of the form from which it is derived?

• Middle clipping

• Fore-clipping

• Clipping

• Complex clipping

It is also known as truncation or shortering...

• Clipping

• Borrowing

• Blending

• Conversion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

What type of clipping is the word "app" from application?

• Middle clipping

• Complex clipping

• Back-clipping

• Fore-clipping

Assigning an already existing word to a new syntactic category.

• Blending

• Backformation

• Clipping

• Conversion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

The word is: DONATE from DONATION

• Backformation

• Derivation

• Compounding

• Blending

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The word is: INFOMERCIAL= INFORMATION+ COMMERCIAL

• Coinage

• Conversion

• Acronyms

• Blending

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

The word "GOOGLE" is an example of...

• Derivation

• Coinage

• Clipping

• Backformation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

The sentence "Please, call me ASAP!", is an example of...

• Acronyms

• Fore-clipping

• Blending

• Borrowing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

We use suffix -able to form:

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Noun

Which words are formed when two or more lexemes combine into a single new word?

• Conversion

• Borrowing

• Compounding

• Acronyms

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D