alleryWhich word is formed by compounding two distinct base words?
- Desktop
- Govern
- Manage
- Action
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Correct answer: A. Desktop
Desktop is formed by compounding the two distinct base words desk and top.
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Which word is formed by compounding two distinct base words?Read the answer and worked solution →What word formation process creates 'smog' from smoke and fog?Read the answer and worked solution →Which verb is formed through back-formation from the noun 'editor'?Read the answer and worked solution →Where are individual letters spoken aloud as a series of letters?Read the answer and worked solution →Which common noun originated as an acronym formed from initial letters?Read the answer and worked solution →Creating a base word by removing an actual or perceived affix is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Modifying a word to fit a sentence's grammatical structure is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two source words are merged together to form the blend 'brunch'?Read the answer and worked solution →What term describes an alteration in a single existing word's meaning?Read the answer and worked solution →Because it alters the shape of a word, what else is a prefix called?Read the answer and worked solution →How does Modern English employ inflectional prefixes?Read the answer and worked solution →In linguistic terms, prefixes are typically classified as what morphemes?Read the answer and worked solution →Derived from Latin roots, what does the base stem 'fix' mean in 'prefix'?Read the answer and worked solution →What term denotes an affix that is placed after the stem of a word?Read the answer and worked solution →English '-like' bridges the boundary of free and bound morphemes as a:Read the answer and worked solution →What effect do inflectional suffixes have on a word's lexical category?Read the answer and worked solution →Which transition is typically carried out by the suffix '-ment'?Read the answer and worked solution →When attached to a root verb, what shift is caused by the suffix '-able'?Read the answer and worked solution →The derivational suffix '-ity' usually converts which words into nouns?Read the answer and worked solution →What part-of-speech shift occurs after affixing the ending '-ize'?Read the answer and worked solution →What original meaning is conveyed by the derivational suffix '-wise'?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the derivational suffix '-hood' considered class-maintaining?Read the answer and worked solution →When forming a noun from a verb, the suffix '-ant' often refers to:Read the answer and worked solution →Adding '-y' in 'photography' shifts the primary stress to which syllable?Read the answer and worked solution →Match word blend: 1. Smog: p. Smoke fog 2. Brunch: q. Lunch 3. Chun: r. ChannelRead the answer and worked solution →Match compound base: 1. Desk: p. Desktop 2. Rail: q. Railway 3. Fire: r. FighterRead the answer and worked solution →Match affix place: 1. Pre: p. Before 2. Suf: q. After 3. Fix: r. Attach rootRead the answer and worked solution →Match degree suffix: 1. -er: p. Comparative 2. -est: q. Super 3. Base: r. BrightRead the answer and worked solution →Match noun suffix: 1. -s: p. Plural 2. -ed: q. Past tense 3. -er: r. DegreeRead the answer and worked solution →Match short form: 1. NASA: p. Acronym 2. ATM: q. Initial 3. Radar: r. Noun wordRead the answer and worked solution →
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What word formation process creates 'smog' from smoke and fog?
- Clipping
- Blending
- Borrowing
- Inflection
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Correct answer: B. Blending
Smog is created by blending fragments of the words smoke and fog.
Which verb is formed through back-formation from the noun 'editor'?
- Audit
- Emit
- Edit
- Exit
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Correct answer: C. Edit
The verb edit is created through back-formation from the noun editor.
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