Shortening In English Morphology

What is the term for shortening a longer word without changing its meaning?

• Expansion

• Shortening

• Derivation

• Inflection

Which of the following is an example of a back clipping?

• Exam from examination

• Flu from Influenza

• Fridge from Refrigerator

• Sitcom from Situation Comedy

What type of shortening is “NASA”?

• Initialism

• Clipping

• Acronym

• Blend

Which of the following is an initialism?

• NATO

• ASAP

• FBI

• RADAR

What is the difference between acronyms and initialisms?

• Acronyms use apostrophes, initialisms do not

• Acronyms are informal, initialisms are formal

• Acronyms are pronounced as words, initialisms are spelled out

• Initialisms come from verbs, acronyms come from nouns

What is a blend word?

• A word created by combining two or more full words

• A word with a prefix and suffix

• A word formed by removing letters from one word

• A word formed by combining parts of two or more words

Which of the following is a blend?

• Gym from gymnasium

• Brunch from breakfast and lunch

• Ad from advertisement

• Prof from professor

What is backformation in morphology?

• Shortening the end of a word

• Creating a new word by removing a real or supposed affix

• Creating a new acronym

• Blending two words together

Which word is an example of a clipped form?

• RADAR

• Vlog

• Gym

• UNICEF

Which of the following words was formed by backformation?

• Edit (from editor)

• Flu (from influenza)

• Blog (from web log)

• Math (from mathematics)