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Theme 43 Wordformation (10SEC)

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
which is the ability to recognise and use words in a language. This competence includes understanding the different relationships among families of words and the common collocations of words.
a)
lexical competence
b)
grammatical competence
2.
_________ is the ability to recognise and produce the distinctive grammatical structures of a language and to use them effectively in communication.
a)
grammatical competence
b)
lexical competence
3.

Lexicology is a branch of

(a)  

4.

The term "lexicology" is comprised of two (a)   morphemes: lexis "word, phrase" and logos "learning, word". Thus the literal meaning of the term "lexicology" is "the study of the word".

5.

Lexicology studies words: etymology, (a)   , formation, meaning, usage

6.
Morphology studies the _______________and ________ of words
a)
structure derivation
b)
etymology
7.
Minimal unit of meaning
a)
morphemes
b)
allomorphs
c)
infix
8.
Morphemes can be ______ or _________
a)
free / bound
b)
free / lexical
c)
bound / inflectional
9.
Free morphemes
a)
single words (roots)
b)
cannot stand alone
10.
Bound morphemes
a)
cannot stand alone
b)
single words (roots)
11.
Lexical (free morphemes)
a)
open class (nouns, adj, adv, v)
b)
closed-class (conjuncti, prep, art, pron)
12.
Functional (free morphemes)
a)
closed-class (conjuncti, prep, art, pron)
b)
open class (nouns, adj, adv, v)
13.
carry the content of the message
a)
lexical (fm)
b)
functional (fm)
14.
fulfflil an action within the sentence
a)
functional (fm)
b)
lexical (fm)
15.
indicate aspects of the grammatical function (tense, number, possession, or comparison)
a)
inflectional (bm)
b)
derivational (bm)
16.
An ________ morpheme never changes the grammatical category of a word.( The Study of Language," 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2006)
a)
inflectional
b)
derivational
17.
er in "teacher"
a)
derivational
b)
inflectional
18.
er in "nicer"
a)
inflectional
b)
derivational
19.
word formation deals with
a)
lexical (fm) and derivational (bm)
b)
functional (fm) + inflectional (bm)
20.
creating a new word by adding an affix
a)
affixation
b)
compounding
c)
conversion
21.
"th" sufffix
a)
low productivity
b)
high productivity
22.
"ly" suffix
a)
high productivity
b)
low productivity
23.
competing affixes
a)
appear to do the same job
b)
do the same job
c)
are interchangeable
24.
prefix
a)
morpheme that precedes the base
b)
postponed to the base
25.
suffix
a)
postponed to the base
b)
morpheme that precedes the base
26.
changes the word class
a)
suffix
b)
prefix
27.
does not change the word class but the meaning
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
28.
adds a secondary stress on the first or only syllable
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
29.
may change the primary stress
a)
suffix
b)
prefix
30.
2 or more lexical terms are joined to create a new one
a)
compounding
b)
conversion
c)
affixation
31.
compound nouns main stress
a)
1st element
b)
2nd element
32.
compound nouns secondary stress
a)
2nd element
b)
1st element
33.
compound verbs main stress
a)
2nd element
b)
1st element
34.
compound verbs secondary stress
a)
1st element
b)
2nd element
35.
compound adjectives ending in ed-ing main stress
a)
2nd element (ed/ing)
b)
1st element
36.
compound adjectives including a noun in its formation main stress
a)
noun
b)
adjective
37.
derivational process whereby an item is adapted to a new word class withough the addition of an affix
a)
conversion
b)
affixation
c)
compounding
38.
creating a new word by removing some of its apparent morphs
a)
backformation
b)
clipping
c)
blending
39.
compounds whose 2 or more constituents are similar / identical
a)
reduplicatives
b)
blending
c)
clipping
40.
two words meld together and some elements are lost
a)
blending
b)
reduplicatives
c)
clipping
41.
common in informal usage to show familiarity, shortenning of polysillabic words
a)
clipping
b)
blending
c)
backformation
42.
Abbreviations are initialisms and acronyms which are differenced by
a)
pronunciation
b)
formation
43.
Type of abbreviation in which all the letters are pronounced
a)
initialism
b)
acronym
44.
Type of abbreviation pronunciation as ordinary words
a)
acronym
b)
initialism
45.
adopted words from other languages
a)
borrowing
b)
calque
46.
adoption of a phrase or compound whose components are literal translations
a)
calque
b)
borrowing
47.
type of borrowing
a)
calque
b)
blending
48.

blackboard

(a)  

49.

love -> to love

(a)  

50.

human -> human

(a)  

51.

CIA

(a)  

52.

rooibos

(a)  

53.

analysis

(a)  

54.

adam's apple

(a)  

55.

chit-chat

(a)  

56.

to edit

(a)  

57.

NATO

(a)  

58.

ad

(a)  

59.

grexit

(a)  

60.

bregret

(a)  

61.

madam, sir

(a)  

62.

foresee

(a)  

63.

writer

(a)  

64.

tenth<br />

(a)  

65.
un, non, in, dis, a
a)
negative prefixes
b)
reversative prefixes
c)
pejorative prefixes
66.
un de dis
a)
reversative p.
b)
negative p.
c)
pejorative p.
67.
mis, mal, pseudo
a)
pejorative p.
b)
reversative p.
c)
negative p.
68.
arch super under
a)
degree or size
b)
attitude
c)
time<br />
69.
co counter anti pro
a)
attitude
b)
degree
c)
number
70.
super sub inter trans
a)
locative
b)
attitude
c)
number
71.
fore pre post ex
a)
time and order
b)
number
c)
localtive
72.
uni mono bi di tri
a)
number
b)
attitude
c)
time<br />
73.
occupation suffix
a)
er, ester, eer
b)
y, ie
c)
let , ette
74.
diminutive suffix
a)
let , ette
b)
y, ie
c)
er, ester, eer
75.
familiar connotation suffix
a)
y, ie
b)
let , ette
c)
er, ester, eer
76.
status, domain suffix
a)
hood, ship, dom, ocracy, ery
b)
ing ful
77.
ite, (i)an, ese, ist ism ful less ly like y
a)
noun to adjective
b)
noun to noun
78.
er or ant ee action al ing age ment
a)
verb to noun
b)
noun to verb
79.
ness ity cy
a)
adjective to noun
b)
noun to adjective
80.
ify ize en
a)
verb suffixes
b)
noun suffixes
81.
able ish
a)
ajective suffixes
b)
noun suffixes
82.
ly ward wise
a)
adverb suffixes
b)
verb suffixes
83.
modal verbs, like can, must, will or could; and the primary (auxiliary) verbs be, have or do
a)
functional (fm)
b)
lexical (fm)
84.
main verbs
a)
lexical (fm)
b)
functional (fm)
85.

morphemes sometimes have more than one phonetic form, past tense morpheme –ed,. These variant forms of a morpheme are known as .

(a)  

86.

smog

(a)  

87.
Lexicology is connected with Phonetics because the word is a two-facet unit which has both a form and meaning.
a)
true
b)
false
88.
The word is the basic unit of language.
a)
true
b)
false
89.
vocabulary is grouped according to its<br />semantic field, for instance, feelings, colour terms, social class, houses, or means of transport
a)
semantic field
b)
false
90.
lexeme (also called lexical unit or<br />lexical item)
a)
an item that functions as a single meaningful unit, regardless of the number of words it<br />contains (Schmitt 2000).
b)
false
91.
fly, fle w, flown, flying, flies, flight are included in the ____________"fly"
a)
lexeme
b)
morpheme
92.
the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical analysis in which a lexeme is segmented.
a)
morpheme
b)
morph
93.
The word infamous is made up of three morphs—in-, fam(e), -eous—each of which represents one morpheme. The word has two affixes, both a prefix (in-) and a suffix (-eous) attached to a root word.
a)
true
b)
false
94.

The different sounds that pronounce a morph are its (a)   .

95.

Liked it?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

96.

Any comments?

4 lines
97.

Borrowing refers to the word formation process whereby

(a)  

98.

Borrowing

a)

can go in both directions

b)

there's often an asymmetry (power, prestige, wealth)

c)

refers to the WF method and the lexical item adopted

d)

is a type of calque

99.

Calque

a)

or loan translation

b)

type of borrowing

c)

a literal translation of a phrase or compound word

100.

Loan words (borrowin) and loan translation (calque) are adapted over a period of time to fit _______________, ___________ or otograpic systems of the target language.

(a)  

101.

Allure (from French), in FR refers to a way of walking

a)

English "attractive"

b)

English cognate

102.

Early borrowings from Old Norse

a)

skull, freckle

b)

Lancaster, Winchester and Worcester

c)

miracle, sue, dress, salmon

d)

sofa Persian, rooibos Afrikaans, kangaroo Australia

e)

curriculum and analysis

103.

Borrowings from Latin in three different waves, before the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain until the 19th century

a)

skull, freckle

b)

Lancaster, Winchester and Worcester

c)

miracle, sue, dress, salmon

d)

sofa Persian, rooibos Afrikaans, kangaroo Australia

e)

curriculum and analysis

104.

After the Norman conquest (s.11) over 10,000 adopted, 75% still in use. French borrowings Christianity, law, fashion and meals

a)

skull, freckle

b)

Lancaster, Winchester and Worcester

c)

miracle, sue, dress, salmon

d)

sofa Persian, rooibos Afrikaans, kangaroo Australia

e)

curriculum and analysis

105.

Borrowings from the contact of the British Empire with other cultures

a)

skull, freckle

b)

Lancaster, Winchester and Worcester

c)

miracle, sue, dress, salmon

d)

sofa Persian, rooibos Afrikaans, kangaroo Australia

e)

curriculum and analysis

106.

Borrowings from the Renaissance to the 20th from Latin and Greek

a)

skull, freckle

b)

Lancaster, Winchester and Worcester

c)

miracle, sue, dress, salmon

d)

sofa Persian, rooibos Afrikaans, kangaroo Australia

e)

curriculum and analysis (+prefixes and suffixes)

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