WorksheetsProcesses of language change
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fashionista
a)
Derivation
b)
Eponym
c)
Neologism
d)
Telescoping
2.
Laser
a)
Acronym
b)
Backformation
c)
Clipping
d)
Derivation
3.
Rifle
a)
Blending
b)
Derivation
c)
Clipping
d)
Compounding
4.
Biography
a)
Borrowing
b)
Derivation
c)
Eponym
d)
Telescoping
5.
Battleground
a)
Blending
b)
Borrowing
c)
Clipping
d)
Compounding
6.
Platonic
a)
Backformation
b)
Blending
c)
Eponym
d)
Neologism
7.
Tattoo
a)
Borrowing
b)
Coinage
c)
Derivation
d)
Telescoping
8.
Abracadabra
a)
Coalescence
b)
Eponym
c)
Neologism
d)
Reduplication
9.
Smoke
a)
Blending
b)
Clipping
c)
Coalescence
d)
Reduplication
10.
Revise (from revision)
a)
Blending
b)
Backformation
c)
Derivation
d)
Clipping
11.
Medicare
a)
Blending
b)
Backformation
c)
Clipping
d)
Derivation
12.
Modem
a)
Acronym
b)
Blending
c)
Clipping
d)
Derivation
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