Word Formation and Linguistics Quiz

Word Formation and Linguistics Quiz

University

50 Qs

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Word Formation and Linguistics Quiz

Word Formation and Linguistics Quiz

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50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

French

Latin

Indian

Spanish

Scandinavian

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of shortening?

trigonometry - trig

baby-sitter - to baby-sit

insult - to insult

hogshead

man-at-arms

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

mishmash

goody-goody

hurdy-gurdy

brood - to breed

'present - to pre'sent

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of acronymy?

USA

CIA

UFO

BBC

NASA

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of abbreviation?

BBC

NASA

SARS

TESOL

NATO

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

conversion

onomatopoeia

substantivization

lexicalization

syntactical word-building

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

blending

affixation

sound-gradation

back formation

semantic stress

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