SSC Stenographers - word building One Line Questions & Answers

1. What is the term for a word formed by merging parts of two or more words, like 'smog' from 'smoke' and 'fog'? — Blending

2. The word 'laser' is technically a(n): — Acronym

3. The word 'CD' is an example of: — Initialism

4. The word 'USB' is a(n): — Initialism

5. What is the process of creating a new word from the initial letters of a phrase, pronounced as a word (e.g., NATO)? — Acronymy

6. The process of forming a new word by joining two or more existing words is called: — Compounding

7. When a word is formed by joining two independent words, such as 'sun' and 'flower' to make 'sunflower', this is called: — Compounding

8. Identify the word-building process where a part of a word is removed to create a new word. — Clipping

9. Which word-building process creates words like 'UNESCO' or 'NASA'? — Acronymy

10. What is the word-building process for 'spy' from 'espionage'? — Clipping

11. What is the term for a word formed by joining two or more words, where each word retains its original form, like 'postbox'? — Compounding

12. What is the process of forming a word by shortening it, such as 'prof' from 'professor'? — Clipping

13. The word 'speed-reading' is an example of: — Compounding

14. What is the process of forming a new word by removing a part of the beginning and end of a word, like 'flu' from 'influenza'? — Clipping

15. The formation of 'editor' from 'edit' by removing a suffix is an example of: — Back-formation

16. The word 'GPS' is formed through which word-building process? — Acronymy

17. The word 'email' is an example of: — Compounding

18. Which word-building process involves removing a part of a word from the beginning? — Apocope

19. The word 'brunch' is a prime example of: — Blending

20. What is the term for the process of forming a new word by removing a suffix from an existing word, e.g., 'butcher' from 'butchery'? — Back-formation

21. Which word-building process is demonstrated by 'to edit' from 'editor'? — Back-formation

22. What is the term for the process of forming a word by combining the beginning of one word and the end of another, like 'motel' from 'motor' and 'hotel'? — Blending

23. Which word-building process creates words like 'telecast' from 'television' and 'broadcast'? — Blending

24. The word 'unbreakable' is formed by which word-building process? — Prefixation

25. Which of the following is NOT a common method of word building in English? — Circumfixation

26. Identify the word-building process exemplified by 'to laze' from 'lazy'. — Back-formation

27. The word 'workaholic' is an example of: — Blending

28. What is the term for a word formed by joining two words, but one word is shortened, like 'smog' (smoke + fog)? — Blending

29. The word 'editor' is formed from 'edit' through: — Suffixation

30. Which process creates words like 'to murder' from 'murderer'? — Back-formation

31. Which process involves changing a word's grammatical category without changing its form, e.g., 'google' (noun) to 'to google' (verb)? — Conversion

32. Which word-building process involves changing the function of a word without changing its form, as in 'to dust' (verb) from 'dust' (noun)? — Conversion

33. Which of the following is a word formed by adding a suffix to change the meaning or part of speech? — Happily

34. The word 're-examine' is formed by combining a prefix and a root. What is the prefix? — re

35. Which of the following is a word formed by clipping? — Gymnasium

36. Which of the following is an example of a compound word? — Football

37. The word 'unhappy' is formed by adding a prefix to the word: — Happy

38. The word 'FIFA' is an example of: — Acronym

39. The word 'teach' forms 'teacher' by adding a: — Suffix

40. The word 'blogger' is derived from 'blog' through the addition of a: — Suffix

41. The word 'knowledge' is formed from the root word 'know' by adding a: — Suffix

42. The word 'groceries' is formed from 'grocery' by adding a: — Suffix

43. The word 'teach' can be converted to a noun 'teaching' by adding a: — Suffix

44. The formation of 'painter' from 'paint' uses which word-building strategy? — Suffixation

45. Which word-building process involves adding a suffix to change the meaning or grammatical function, as in 'kind' to 'kindness'? — Suffixation

46. The word 'singer' is formed by adding a suffix to the root word: — Sing

47. Which type of word-building process involves adding a prefix to an existing word? — Derivation

48. Which word-building process involves adding a prefix to a word, like 'happy' becoming 'unhappy'? — Prefixation

49. The word 'phone' is a clipped form of which longer word? — Telephone

50. What is the primary function of a suffix in word building? — To change the grammatical class of the root word

word building - One Line Questions