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WorksheetsWord Formation Methods in English
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the process of creating new words from existing ones through various methods called?
Affixation
Derivation
Back-formation
Word formation
Which method of word formation involves creating new words by adding affixes to existing ones?
Clipping
Derivation
Compounding
Back-formation
What is the word formation method where a word imitates the sound it represents?
Borrowing
Conversion
Onomatopoeia
Acronyms
What is the process of adopting words from other languages into English called?
Clipping
Coinage
Borrowing
Compounding
Which word formation method involves joining two or more words to form a new one?
Blending
Clipping
Conversion
Acronyms
What is the word formation method where a new word is created by removing an affix from an existing word?
Acronyms
Back-formation
Clipping
Compounding
Which method of word formation involves changing the grammatical category of a word without adding affixes?
Derivation
Affixation
Conversion
Borrowing
What is the word formation method where a new word is formed from the initial letters of a phrase or series of words?
Onomatopoeia
Back-formation
Compounding
Acronyms
Which word formation method involves creating a new word by shortening an existing one?
Borrowing
Conversion
Blending
Clipping
What is the process of inventing a new word in a language called?
Acronyms
Coinage
Borrowing
Onomatopoeia
