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WorksheetsWord forms: Blending & shortening
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
A process of word formation where some letters are taken and pronounced as a new word is called ....
Conversion
Clipping
Blending
Acronyms
A process of word formation where words are reduced or shortened to one of their parts without changing the meaning is called ....
Conversion
Clipping
Blending
Backformation
A process of word formation consisting of the first letters of each word, pronounced as separate letters is called .....
Initialism
Backformation
Clipping
Blending
A process of word formation where parts of a word are added together breaking morphemes is called ....
Initialism
Acronyms
Blending
Clipping
Some examples of coinage are ....
Sandwich, volt, and boycott
Kleenex, teflon, and nylon
Motel, brunch, and smog
Movie, telly, and Aussie
Some examples of eponyms are ....
Sandwich, volt, and boycott
Kleenex, teflon, and vaseline
Motel, brunch, and smog
Movie, telly, and Aussie
Some examples of hypocorism are ....
Sandwich, volt, and boycott
Kleenex, teflon, and Vaseline
Motel, brunch, and smog
Movie, telly, and Aussie
Which of the following words DOES NOT belong to the others?
Scuba
Laser
Radar
VCR
Which of the following words DOES NOT belong to the others?
Hocus-pocus
Humpty-dumpty
Zig-zag
Walkie-talkie
Clipping and abbreviation are similar in that they both make new words by ....
Copying sounds
Adding other words together
Shortening words
Adding morphemes
Compound and blending are similar in that they both make new words by ..
...
Copying sounds
Adding other words together
Shortening words
Adding morphemes
The following are some examples of clipping, except....
Van
Fridge
Cyborg
Sci-fi
