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Word Formation Process Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is derivation in the word formation process?

a)

Combining two words

b)

Changing the form of a word by adding prefixes or suffixes

c)

Removing parts of a word

d)

Changing a word into another form without changing its meaning

2.

What is meant by compounding?

a)

Creating a new word by combining two or more words

b)

Adding a suffix to a word

c)

Changing a word into its antonym

d)

Forming a word by removing a syllable

3.

Which of the following is an example of clipping?

a)

Television → TV

b)

Happy → Happiness

c)

Write → Writer

d)

Quick → Quickly

4.

What is back formation?

a)

Creating a new word by removing a suffix

b)

Combining two words

c)

Adding a suffix to a word

d)

Changing a word into another form without changing its meaning

5.

What is meant by conversion?

a)

Changing a word from one word class to another

b)

Combining two words into one

c)

Removing syllables from a word

d)

Changing the meaning of a word

6.

Which of the following is an example of blending?

a)

Smog (Smoke + Fog)

b)

Runner (Run + Er)

c)

Playful (Play + Ful)

d)

Rebuild (Re + Build)

7.

What is an acronym?

a)

A new word formed from the initial letters of a series of words

b)

A new word created by removing a suffix

c)

A word formed by combining two words

d)

A word that has the same meaning as another word

8.

Which of the following is an example of initialism?

a)

NASA

b)

Brunch (Breakfast + Lunch)

c)

Fridge (Refrigerator)

d)

Cello (Violoncello)

9.

What is meant by inflection in word formation?

a)

Changing the form of a word to express grammatical relations

b)

Removing parts of a word

c)

Combining two words

d)

Changing a word into its antonym

10.

Which of the following demonstrates the process of derivation?

a)

Happy → Happiness

b)

Motor → Motorcycle

c)

Pizza → Pizzeria

d)

All of the above

11.

What happens to a word in the process of clipping?

a)

The word becomes longer

b)

A part of the word is removed

c)

The word is combined

d)

The word is reformed

12.

Which of the following is NOT a type of word formation?

a)

Compounding

b)

Derivation

c)

Inversion

d)

Clipping

13.

What is meant by "soft copy" in the context of technology?

a)

Data stored on hardware

b)

A physical copy of a document

c)

A document in digital format

d)

A document that cannot be saved

14.

In the process of blending, the combined words typically:

a)

Have the same meaning

b)

Create a new meaning

c)

Remove the original meaning

d)

Are unrelated to each other

15.

Which of the following is an example of back formation?

a)

Editor → Edit

b)

Unhappy → Happy

c)

Inform → Information

d)

Review → View