WorksheetsExploring Word Formation Processes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the process of forming 'automate' from 'automation'?
back formation
derivational
clipping
What word formation process is used to create 'humidifier' from 'humid'?
Derivation
Clipping
Blending
Compounding
What is the term for combining 'love' and 'seat' to form 'loveseat'?
compounding
hybrid expression
blending
derivational
What is the word formation process for 'influenza' to 'flu'?
Abbreviation
Derivation
Compounding
Clipping
What word formation method combines 'aerobics' and 'marathon' into 'aerobathon'?
blending
clipping
acronym
compound
How is 'deactivate' formed from the word 'act'?
derivation
reactivate
deactivate
clipping
What is the clipping process used to create a word from 'perambulator'?
perambulator
prambulator
pramulator
pram
What is the process of 'RAM' that stand for 'random access memory'?
acronym
clipping
derivational
What is the clipping process used to form 'meg' ?
megabitishing
megabite
meg
What process is used to combine 'teleprinter exchange' into 'telex'?
telegraph
text messaging
blending
teleprinter
Give the blends that result from fusing these words.
GASOLINE+ALCOHOL
automobile+omnibus
blare or blow+ spurt
transfer + resistor
gasohol
escalade+ elevator
Identify the original words that combine to form this blend.
brunch
brew + munch
brisk + punch
break + crunch
breakfast + lunch
Identify the word formation process used to create the following word:
HAPPINESS = THE CREATED WORD: HAPPY
blending
affixation
compounding
back-formation
"TOELF" is pronunced as
a word
alphabetical
"VIP" is pronunced as
a word
alphabetical
