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Word Formation and Linguistics Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The words 'ballet', 'corps', 'bouquet', 'cliché' are borrowings from ______ .

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

Indian

d)

Spanish

e)

Scandinavian

2.

Which of the following is an example of shortening?

a)

trigonometry - trig

b)

baby-sitter - to baby-sit

c)

insult - to insult

d)

hogshead

e)

man-at-arms

3.

Which of the following is an example of sound-gradation?

a)

mishmash

b)

goody-goody

c)

hurdy-gurdy

d)

brood - to breed

e)

'present - to pre'sent

4.

Which of the following is an example of acronymy?

a)

USA

b)

CIA

c)

UFO

d)

BBC

e)

NASA

5.

Which of the following is an example of abbreviation?

a)

BBC

b)

NASA

c)

SARS

d)

TESOL

e)

NATO

6.

The creation of new words through sound imitation, such as 'tick-tock', 'buzz', 'splash' is called ______.

a)

conversion

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

substantivization

d)

lexicalization

e)

syntactical word-building

7.

_______ is a type of word formation that involves changing a root sound.

a)

blending

b)

affixation

c)

sound-gradation

d)

back formation

e)

semantic stress

8.

Which term refers to forming a new word through a change of stress?

a)

blending

b)

affixation

c)

semantic stress

d)

back formation

e)

reduplication

9.

Which is an example of reduplication?

a)

motel

b)

goody-goody

c)

baby-sitter - to baby-sit

d)

reminisce (from reminiscence)

e)

bouquet

10.

Words created by blending are often referred to as ______ .

a)

shortenings

b)

back formation

c)

compounds

d)

telescopisms

e)

abbreviations

11.

Back formation is best described as forming a new word ______.

a)

by discarding a suffix

b)

through changing its stress pattern

c)

by joining two roots

d)

by adding prefixes

e)

through repetition

12.

Substantivization is ________ .

a)

the process of creating new words through sound imitation

b)

changing the lexical meaning of plural forms of nouns

c)

converting one part of speech into another without visible changes

d)

forming new words by combining existing words

e)

an incomplete transition from an adjective or participle to a (collective) noun

13.

Which of the following is an example of syntactical word-building?

a)

to hiss

b)

a native of the town

c)

to water

d)

a shylock

e)

man-at-arms

14.

Which word-building methods are considered the most productive in English?

a)

affixation and composition

b)

conversion and lexicalization

c)

onomatopoeia and commonization

d)

syntactical word-building and blending

e)

sound imitation and substantivization

15.

Which word is formed by means of affixation?

a)

table

b)

meow

c)

schoolboy

d)

the poor

e)

unhappiness

16.

State the type of word-formation: 'motel'.

a)

affixation

b)

disaffixation

c)

conversion

d)

telescopism

e)

syntactic word-building

17.

Which of the following nouns has a plural form that is always homonymous with its singular form?

a)

ox

b)

sheep

c)

custom

d)

colour

e)

work

18.

Which of the following nouns does not have a plural form?

a)

table

b)

children

c)

books

d)

lice

e)

knowledge

19.

Which of the following is an example of a collective noun?

a)

river

b)

trousers

c)

team

d)

dog

e)

happiness

20.

Which of the following is NOT a collective noun?

a)

book

b)

crew

c)

class

d)

family

e)

army

21.

Which of the following is NOT a collective noun?

a)

team

b)

pen

c)

pack

d)

class

e)

family

22.

Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun?

a)

The dog barked loudly.

b)

The flowers are beautiful.

c)

Sarah loves to read books.

d)

He plays soccer every weekend.

e)

The teacher gave an assignment.

23.

Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

a)

Ocean

b)

Jupiter

c)

New York

d)

Shakespeare

e)

Mary

24.

Choose the line where all the words have American spelling.

a)

humor, theater, program, thru

b)

travelling, centre, colour, offence

c)

jewellery, woolen, favour, metre

d)

armour, although, fibre, monologue

e)

telegramme, center, picturesque

25.

Which of the following is an American word for 'sweets' in British English?

a)

treats

b)

pastries

c)

candy

d)

chocolate

e)

confectionery

26.

Which of the following states has the name of the Indian origin?

a)

Kentucky

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

e)

Florida

27.

Dictionaries of antonyms are ______ .

a)

general dictionaries

b)

dictionaries of difficult words

c)

dictionaries of frequency

d)

explanatory dictionaries

e)

specialized dictionaries

28.

Which dictionary is credited to Robert Cawdrey and was published in 1604?

a)

Cooper's Thesaurus

b)

A Table Alphabetical

c)

An American Dictionary of the English Language

d)

An Universal Etymological English Dictionary

e)

A Dictionary of Modern English Language

29.

What is the significance of the year 1828 in American lexicography?

a)

The introduction of glossaries in English

b)

The establishment of printing presses

c)

The release of Noah Webster's dictionary

d)

The first unilingual dictionary was published

e)

The publication of the Oxford English Dictionary

30.

Polysemy refers to words _______ .

a)

with many syllables

b)

that are rarely used

c)

that sound alike

d)

having multiple meanings

e)

having only one meaning

31.

A word having several meanings is called _____.

a)

monosyllabic

b)

polymorphic

c)

polysemantic

d)

polysyllabic

e)

monosemantic

32.

Which of the following words is an example of a monosemantic word?

a)

bank

b)

hand

c)

light

d)

potassium

e)

blanket

33.

Which of the following words is an example of a monosemantic word?

a)

blanket

b)

head

c)

run

d)

bank

e)

hydrogen

34.

Which of the following words is an example of a polysemantic word?

a)

molecule

b)

quartz

c)

blanket

d)

hydrogen

e)

potassium

35.

Which of the following pairs is an example of derivational antonyms?

a)

to please - to displease

b)

strong - weak

c)

love - hatred

d)

late - early

e)

teach - teacher

36.

Which of the following pairs is an example of derivational antonyms?

a)

strong - weak

b)

above - below

c)

friend - enemy

d)

old - young

e)

professional - non-professional

37.

Which of the following pairs is an example of absolute antonyms?

a)

flexible - inflexible

b)

old - young

c)

to please - to displease

d)

expensive - inexpensive

e)

professional - non-professional

38.

State the type of antonyms: successful - unsuccessful.

a)

contraries

b)

incompatibles

c)

absolute antonyms

d)

derivational antonyms

e)

contradictories

39.

State the type of antonyms: selfless - selfish.

a)

contraries

b)

derivational antonyms

c)

contradictories

d)

incompatibles

e)

absolute antonyms

40.

Find a pair of perfect homonyms:

a)

male - mail

b)

bean - been

c)

date (fruit) - date (day, month, year)

d)

bow (weapon) - bow (a gesture of respect)

e)

to lead (to direct) - lead (a metal)

41.

Find a pair of grammatical homonyms:

a)

male - mail

b)

sisters - sister's

c)

date (fruit) - date (day, month, year)

d)

mie (pronoun) - mine (industrial site)

e)

to lead (to direct) - lead (a metal)

42.

State the type of homonyms: bow [bau] - 'поклон', and bow [bəu] 'лук' - (вид оружия).

a)

full homonyms

b)

homographs

c)

homophones

d)

perfect homonyms

e)

derivational homonyms

43.

State the type of homonyms: 'pair' (a set of two) and 'pear' (a fruit):

a)

full homonyms

b)

homophones

c)

homographs

d)

perfect homonyms

e)

derivational homonyms

44.

Which of the following pairs of words are considered paronyms?

a)

red and crimson

b)

draw and frag

c)

cow and animal

d)

affect and effect

e)

baby-sitter and baby-sit

45.

The words 'flower' and 'rose', 'tulip', 'daffodil' are ______ .

a)

paronyms

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

hyponyms

e)

synonyms

46.

The words 'council' and 'counsel' are ______.

a)

antonyms

b)

paronyms

c)

hyponyms

d)

synonyms

e)

homonyms

47.

The words 'complement' and 'compliment' are _______ .

a)

antonyms

b)

paronyms

c)

synonyms

d)

homonyms

e)

hyponyms

48.

The words 'furniture' and 'chair', 'sofa' are _______ .

a)

hyponyms

b)

synonyms

c)

paronyms

d)

antonyms

e)

homonyms

49.

The words 'vehicle' and 'bicycle', 'plane' are _______ .

a)

paronyms

b)

antonyms

c)

hyponyms

d)

synonyms

e)

homonyms

50.

Barbarisms are words that are ________.

a)

created from native English roots

b)

used exclusively in informal contexts

c)

always italicized in printed works

d)

borrowed almost without any change in form

e)

completely assimilated into the English language

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