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WORD FORMATION PROCESSES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TO LAZE is

a)

collocation

b)

acronym

c)

backformation

d)

borrowing

2.

The word "prep" is a/an...

a)

acronym

b)

blending

c)

alphabetism

d)

clipping

3.

The word "laser" is a/an

a)

acronym

b)

alphabetism

c)

blending

d)

borrowing

4.

The word "freudian" went through the process of

a)

idiomatization

b)

conversion

c)

lexicalization

d)

commonization

5.

The word "savvy" is a/an ...

a)

borrowing

b)

blending

c)

clipping

d)

loan translation

6.

EU is a/an

a)

acronym

b)

clipping

c)

coinage

d)

alphabetism

7.

The word "gaga" in the sentence: "She went gaga over Harry Potter." is a/an...

a)

compounding

b)

reduplication

c)

neologism

d)

idiom

8.

The word "scientist" is a/an...

a)

archaism

b)

neologism

c)

suppletion

d)

hypocorism

9.

The expression "cutting corners" is a/an...

a)

idiom

b)

compounding

c)

derivation

d)

conversion

10.

The word "COUNTERREVOLUTION" went through the process of a/an...

a)

conversion

b)

collocation

c)

commonization

d)

derivation

11.

The word "handmade" is a/an ...

a)

derivation

b)

eponym

c)

compounding

d)

commonization

12.

The word "maid" is a/an...

a)

borrowing

b)

archaism

c)

neologism

d)

backformation

13.

The word "heroin" is a/an...

a)

suppletion

b)

archaism

c)

coinage

d)

eponym

14.

"be yellow" went through the process of

a)

idiomatization

b)

commonization

c)

reduplication

d)

derivation

15.

The word "pineapple" is a/an ...

a)

compounding

b)

backformation

c)

blending

d)

calque (loan translation)

16.

"Waste time" is a/an...

a)

backformation

b)

collocation

c)

idiom

d)

conversion

17.

The word "hoover" is a/an...

a)

acronym

b)

blending

c)

conversion

d)

eponym

18.

The verb "to corner" went through the process of a/an

a)

backformation

b)

conversion

c)

suppletion

d)

idiomatization

19.

The name "Alfie" is a/an...

a)

hypocorism

b)

clipping

c)

abbreviation

d)

coinage

20.

The word "am" is a/an...

a)

conversion

b)

borrowing

c)

suppletion

d)

collocation