Word Formation Methods in English

What is the process of creating new words from existing ones through various methods called?

• Affixation

• Derivation

• Back-formation

• Word formation

Which method of word formation involves creating new words by adding affixes to existing ones?

• Clipping

• Derivation

• Compounding

• Back-formation

What is the word formation method where a word imitates the sound it represents?

• Borrowing

• Conversion

• Onomatopoeia

• Acronyms

What is the process of adopting words from other languages into English called?

• Clipping

• Coinage

• Borrowing

• Compounding

Which word formation method involves joining two or more words to form a new one?

• Blending

• Clipping

• Conversion

• Acronyms

What is the word formation method where a new word is created by removing an affix from an existing word?

• Acronyms

• Back-formation

• Clipping

• Compounding

Which method of word formation involves changing the grammatical category of a word without adding affixes?

• Derivation

• Affixation

• Conversion

• Borrowing

What is the word formation method where a new word is formed from the initial letters of a phrase or series of words?

• Onomatopoeia

• Back-formation

• Compounding

• Acronyms

Which word formation method involves creating a new word by shortening an existing one?

• Borrowing

• Conversion

• Blending

• Clipping

What is the process of inventing a new word in a language called?

• Acronyms

• Coinage

• Borrowing

• Onomatopoeia