Word Formation Processes Quiz

What is the process called when a word is shortened by removing the end part?

• Middle clipping

• Back clipping

• Complex clipping

• Fore clipping

What is the term for removing the beginning part of a word to form a new word?

• Fore clipping

• Complex clipping

• Back clipping

• Middle clipping

Which of the following is an example of a closed compound word?

• Nail cutter

• Mother-in-law

• Ice cream

• Notebook

Which of the following is a hyphenated compound word?

• Notebook

• Nail cutter

• Ice cream

• Mother-in-law

What new word is formed by blending 'breakfast' and 'lunch'?

• Linner

• Brupper

• Brunch

• Brinner

What is the blended word for 'smoke' and 'fog'?

• Smog

• Fogoke

• Smof

• Foke

How do you differentiate between an acronym and an initialism?

• Initialisms are longer than acronyms.

• Acronyms are pronounced as words, initialisms are not.

• Initialisms are used in scientific terms only.

• Acronyms are always capitalized, initialisms are not.

Which of the following is an example of an acronym?

• D-O-H

• NASA

• FBI

• USA

Which of the following is an example of reduplication?

• Scuba

• Brunch

• Notebook

• Ping pong

What process involves adding prefixes or suffixes to form a new word?

• Blending

• Affixation

• Compounding

• Clipping