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Description
Quiz by Lucy Ledger, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lucy Ledger
almost 8 years ago
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Question 1
Question
What is the word for 'loaning' words from another language? For example, 'barbecue' comes from Spanish.
Answer
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Borrowing
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Affixation
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Compound
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Blend
Question 2
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What is the word for combining two separate words to create a new one?
Answer
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Initialism
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Conversion
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Compound
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Blend
Question 3
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What sort of word is 'satnav'?
Answer
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Conversion
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Blend
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Affixation
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Compound
Question 4
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'FBI' is an acronym.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 5
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Tick the boxes which have been converted from nouns to verbs (and vice versa).
Answer
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text
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mail
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screen
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scarf
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Facebook
Question 6
Question
Tick the words with prefixes and leave the words with suffixes unticked.
Answer
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professional
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hyperactive
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creator
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unhappy
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Judaism
Question 7
Question
What is the term for when you drop one or more syllables to create an abbreviation? For example, 'demo' is often used rather than 'demonstration'.
Answer
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Back-formation
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Initialism
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Acronym
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Clipping
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