LTG202 - Chapter 5 - Quiz

Which derivational element did the writer Roald Dahl use when he created the word scrumdidlyumptious (= “very delicious”)?

• affix
• analogy
• eponym
• infix
• prefix

Which process is illustrated by the word 'snowballed' in the sentence The cost of the project has snowballed?

• backformation
• calque
• clipping
• coinage
• conversion

Choose the two words with the fewest affixes.

• disagreement
• joyfulness
• maximum
• misleading
• permanent

Choose the two examples of blending.

• fax
• handbook
• smoke
• telethon
• velcro

Choose the two words that illustrate hypocorism.

• comfy
• poly-sci
• smelly
• swindle
• toastie

Which two processes have given rise to the word deli?

• backformation
• borrowing
• calque
• clipping
• conversion

The noun blog is an example of what type of word-formation process?

• backformation
• blending
• borrowing
• clipping
• compounding

Which two words are examples of initialisms?

• ATM
• laser
• NATO
• scuba
• WHO

Which word contains both a prefix and a suffix?

• careless
• happiness
• mysterious
• unforgettable
• unimportant

Which new sound entered English as a result of borrowing words from French?

• ð
• ŋ
• ʃ
• θ
• ʒ