Language and Word Structure Quiz

Explore morphology with 12 questions covering prefixes, suffixes, morphemes, homophones, and more. How well do you know word formation?

#1

Which of the following is an example of a prefix in word structure?

re-
run
play
ing
16 answered
#2

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Synonym
Antonym
Homonym
Homophone
15 answered
#3

Which of the following is an example of a homophone?

Bear (the animal) and bear (to carry)
Two and too
Write and right
Flower and flour
15 answered
#4

What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it describes?

Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Alliteration
Consonance
15 answered
#5

Which of the following is an example of a suffix in word structure?

dis-
run
play
ed
14 answered
#6

Which linguistic concept describes the study of the formation and structure of words?

Syntax
Phonology
Morphology
Semantics
14 answered
#7

What is a morpheme?

A type of sentence structure
The smallest unit of meaning in a language
A form of punctuation
A type of poetic meter
15 answered
#8

What is the term for a word formed by combining parts of two or more existing words?

Neologism
Portmanteau
Palindrome
Acronym
14 answered
#9

In linguistics, what does the term 'etymology' refer to?

The study of word meanings
The study of word origins and history
The study of word sounds
The study of word structures
14 answered
#10

What is the process of forming a new word by combining two existing words, often with a change in meaning?

Derivation
Compounding
Inflection
Conjugation
14 answered
#11

What is an example of a bound morpheme?

Book
-ly
Jump
Run
15 answered
#12

Which of the following is an example of an infix in word structure?

pre-
jump
play
-bi-
14 answered

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