Word Origins and Derivations

Examples of derivation

• Sandwich(Earl of Sandwich) - Volt(Alessandro Volta)

• Completeness, gamify, modernize, Greenish

• CD(compactdisk) - NASA, UNESCO, VCR(video cassette recorder)

• Brunch(breakfast/lunch) - Motel(motor/hotel)

The prefixes pre- and post- express ....

• Size

• Degree

• Privation

• Time

The prefix anti- expresses ....

• Negation

• Degree

• Privation

• Time

What does derivational suffixes do to a word?

• It changes the grammar of a word

• It changes the meaning and part of speech of a word

• All of these

• None of these

The feminine suffixes which are attached to nouns change their meaning but not their word class.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The suffix -ish which is attached to an adjective change both the meaning and the class.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Any suffix produces a verb from a noun or an adjective is called ......

• Nominalizer

• Adjectivalizer

• Verbalizer

• Adverbializer

What part of speech do the suffixes -ism, -ship, and -dom make a word?

• VERB

• ADJECTIVE

• NOUN

• ADVERB

What part of speech do the suffixes -ent, -ous, and -less make a word?

• VERB

• ADJECTIVE

• NOUN

• ADVERB

The grammatical function of the suffix -ed in the word "left-handed" is .....

• Verbalizer

• Nominalizer

• Adjectivalizer

• Adverbializer