WorksheetsMorphological Processes Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is affixation in morphological processes?
Adding a prefix, suffix, infix, or circumfix to a root word.
Combining two or more words to create a new word.
Changing a word's category without altering its form.
Shortening a longer word to create a shorter form.
What is compounding in morphological processes?
Adding a prefix to a root word.
Combining two or more words to create a new word.
Replacing a morpheme entirely with a different form.
Creating a new word by removing a supposed affix.
What is reduplication in morphological processes?
Repeating all or part of a word to change its meaning.
Changing a vowel within the root to convey a grammatical distinction.
Creating a new word from the initial letters of a phrase.
Incorporating words from another language.
What is conversion in morphological processes?
Changing a word's category without altering its form.
Shortening a longer word to create a shorter form.
Combining parts of two words to create a new word.
Adding affixes around a root.
What is auto-segmental variation in morphological processes?
Creating a new word by changing just some phonological features
Creating a new word by removing a supposed affix.
Forming a word from the initial letters of a phrase.
Incorporating words from another language.
What is internal change in morphological processes?
Changing a vowel within the root to convey a grammatical distinction.
Combining two or more words to create a new word.
Shortening a longer word to create a shorter form.
Adding a prefix, suffix, infix, or circumfix to a root word.
What is clipping in morphological processes?
Shortening a longer word to create a shorter form.
Combining parts of two words to create a new word.
Changing a word's category without altering its form.
Incorporating words from another language.
What is blending in morphological processes?
Combining parts of two words to create a new word.
Creating a new word by removing a supposed affix.
Forming a word from the initial letters of a phrase.
Adding a prefix, suffix, infix, or circumfix to a root word.
What is back-formation in morphological processes?
Creating a new word by removing a supposed affix.
Changing a vowel within the root to convey a grammatical distinction.
Shortening a longer word to create a shorter form.
Combining two or more words to create a new word.
What is acronym formation in morphological processes?
Forming a word from the initial letters of a phrase.
Incorporating words from another language.
Changing a word's category without altering its form.
Adding a prefix, suffix, infix, or circumfix to a root word.
What is borrowing in morphological processes?
Incorporating words from another language.
Creating a new word from the initial letters of a phrase.
Combining two or more words to create a new word.
Changing a vowel within the root to convey a grammatical distinction.
