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WorksheetsWord Formation Process Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is derivation in the word formation process?
Combining two words
Changing the form of a word by adding prefixes or suffixes
Removing parts of a word
Changing a word into another form without changing its meaning
What is meant by compounding?
Creating a new word by combining two or more words
Adding a suffix to a word
Changing a word into its antonym
Forming a word by removing a syllable
Which of the following is an example of clipping?
Television → TV
Happy → Happiness
Write → Writer
Quick → Quickly
What is back formation?
Creating a new word by removing a suffix
Combining two words
Adding a suffix to a word
Changing a word into another form without changing its meaning
What is meant by conversion?
Changing a word from one word class to another
Combining two words into one
Removing syllables from a word
Changing the meaning of a word
Which of the following is an example of blending?
Smog (Smoke + Fog)
Runner (Run + Er)
Playful (Play + Ful)
Rebuild (Re + Build)
What is an acronym?
A new word formed from the initial letters of a series of words
A new word created by removing a suffix
A word formed by combining two words
A word that has the same meaning as another word
Which of the following is an example of initialism?
NASA
Brunch (Breakfast + Lunch)
Fridge (Refrigerator)
Cello (Violoncello)
What is meant by inflection in word formation?
Changing the form of a word to express grammatical relations
Removing parts of a word
Combining two words
Changing a word into its antonym
Which of the following demonstrates the process of derivation?
Happy → Happiness
Motor → Motorcycle
Pizza → Pizzeria
All of the above
What happens to a word in the process of clipping?
The word becomes longer
A part of the word is removed
The word is combined
The word is reformed
Which of the following is NOT a type of word formation?
Compounding
Derivation
Inversion
Clipping
What is meant by "soft copy" in the context of technology?
Data stored on hardware
A physical copy of a document
A document in digital format
A document that cannot be saved
In the process of blending, the combined words typically:
Have the same meaning
Create a new meaning
Remove the original meaning
Are unrelated to each other
Which of the following is an example of back formation?
Editor → Edit
Unhappy → Happy
Inform → Information
Review → View
