word building - Question Bank
1. The word 'editor' is formed from 'edit' through:
2. 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'?
3. The word 'webinar' is a blend of:
4. Which word-building process involves adding a suffix to change the meaning or grammatical function, as in 'kind' to 'kindness'?
5. The word 'FIFA' is an example of:
6. What is the term for a word formed by joining two words, but one word is shortened, like 'smog' (smoke + fog)?
7. The word 'unhappy' is formed by adding a prefix to the word:
8. Which word-building process creates words like 'telecast' from 'television' and 'broadcast'?
9. The word 'speed-reading' is an example of:
10. What is the process of forming a word by shortening it, such as 'prof' from 'professor'?
11. The formation of 'painter' from 'paint' uses which word-building strategy?
12. Which word-building process involves changing the function of a word without changing its form, as in 'to dust' (verb) from 'dust' (noun)?
13. The word 'USB' is a(n):
14. What is the term for a word formed by joining two or more words, where each word retains its original form, like 'postbox'?
15. The word 'teach' can be converted to a noun 'teaching' by adding a:
16. Which process creates words like 'to murder' from 'murderer'?
17. The word 'workaholic' is an example of:
18. What is the word-building process for 'spy' from 'espionage'?
19. The word 'groceries' is formed from 'grocery' by adding a:
20. Which of the following is a word formed by clipping?
21. The word 'knowledge' is formed from the root word 'know' by adding a:
22. Which word-building process involves adding a prefix to a word, like 'happy' becoming 'unhappy'?
23. The word 'CD' is an example of:
24. 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'?
25. Which word-building process is demonstrated by 'to edit' from 'editor'?
26. The word 'blogger' is derived from 'blog' through the addition of a:
27. When a word is formed by joining two independent words, such as 'sun' and 'flower' to make 'sunflower', this is called:
28. The word 'singer' is formed by adding a suffix to the root word:
29. Which word-building process creates words like 'UNESCO' or 'NASA'?
30. 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'?
31. The word 'brunch' is a prime example of:
32. Which of the following is a word formed by adding a suffix to change the meaning or part of speech?
33. The word 'laser' is technically a(n):
34. Identify the word-building process exemplified by 'to laze' from 'lazy'.
35. The word 'phone' is a clipped form of which longer word?
36. Which word-building process involves removing a part of a word from the beginning?
37. The word 're-examine' is formed by combining a prefix and a root. What is the prefix?
38. What is the process of creating a new word from the initial letters of a phrase, pronounced as a word (e.g., NATO)?
39. The word 'email' is an example of:
40. Which of the following is NOT a common method of word building in English?
41. The word 'teach' forms 'teacher' by adding a:
42. Which process involves changing a word's grammatical category without changing its form, e.g., 'google' (noun) to 'to google' (verb)?
43. The word 'GPS' is formed through which word-building process?
44. What is the term for a word formed by merging parts of two or more words, like 'smog' from 'smoke' and 'fog'?
45. The formation of 'editor' from 'edit' by removing a suffix is an example of:
46. Which of the following is an example of a compound word?
47. The word 'unbreakable' is formed by which word-building process?
48. Identify the word-building process where a part of a word is removed to create a new word.
49. What is the primary function of a suffix in word building?
50. The process of forming a new word by joining two or more existing words is called: