Word Formation Quiz

Test your understanding of morphology with this quiz. Explore processes like affixation, reduplication, blending, and more!

#1

Which of the following affixes is used to form the opposite meaning of a word?

Prefix
Suffix
Infix
Circumfix
3 answered
#2

In the word 'unbelievable,' what is the affix 'un-' doing?

Creating a negative meaning
Adding intensity
Making it a proper noun
Creating a plural form
3 answered
#3

Which of the following is an example of a compound word?

Quickly
Beautifully
Football
Running
3 answered
#4

In the word 'unhappiness,' what is the affix '-ness' doing?

Creating a negative meaning
Adding intensity
Making it a proper noun
Creating a plural form
2 answered
#5

Which of the following is an example of a clipped word?

Television
Bike
Photograph
University
2 answered
#6

What is the term for a word formed by combining the initial letters of a phrase or a series of words?

Acronym
Anagram
Portmanteau
Palindrome
2 answered
#7

Which of the following is an example of a reduplication word formation process?

Happiness
Reboot
Chit-chat
Unhappiness
2 answered
#8

Which word formation process involves the addition of a morpheme at the end of a word to change its grammatical category?

Compounding
Derivation
Inflection
Reduplication
2 answered
#9

What is the term for a word that is spelled the same backward and forward?

Anagram
Palindrome
Homonym
Portmanteau
2 answered
#10

Which word formation process involves combining two existing words to create a new one?

Derivation
Compounding
Conversion
Reduplication
2 answered
#11

In linguistics, what term describes a word that has the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings?

Homonym
Synonym
Antonym
Polysemy
2 answered
#12

What is the process called when a new word is created by blending parts of two existing words?

Compounding
Derivation
Blending
Conversion
2 answered
#13

In the word 'happiness,' what is the root morpheme?

happy
happi
happ
happin
2 answered
#14

What is the term for a word that sounds like what it represents?

Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
2 answered
#15

What is the term for the process of creating a new word by changing its grammatical category without adding affixes?

Derivation
Compounding
Conversion
Reduplication
2 answered

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