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Morphology Class
1. DERIVATION
A. Prefix:
a) Read
b) Reform
c) Anticlimax
d) Disconnect
B. Suffix:
a) Management
b) Government
c) Speaking
d) Beautiful
e) Happily
C. Confix:
a) Unbelievable
b) Unforgettable
c) Misunderstanding
d) Reusable
e) Reformation
2. COMPOUNDING
1) Girlfriend
2) Blackbird
3) Lifeguard
4) Aircraft
5) Textbook
6) Homemade
7) Into
8) Earthquake
9) Classroom
3. REDUPLICATION
a. Hocus-pocus
b. Goody-goody
c. Boo-boo
d. Halter-shelter
e. Picnic
f. Claptrap
g. Hanky-panky
h. Lovely-dopey
i. Hip-hop
j. Ping-pong
4. BLENDING
a) Bionic = biological + mechanic
b) Bit = binary + digit
c) Cheeseburger = cheese + burger
d) Subway = sub + railway
e) Spam = spilled + ham
f) Smog = smoke + fog
g) Newscast = news + broadcast
5. CLIPPING
a. Ad = advertisement
b. Bike = bicycle
c. Disco = discotheque music
d. Expo = exposition
e. Flu = influenza
f. Fridge = refrigerator
g. Limo = limousine
h. Memo = memorandum
i. Ma = mamma
j. Piano = pianoforte
6. ACRONYMS
a) IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
b) AKA= Also Known As
c) BTW = By The Way
d) EOM= End Of Massage
e) FYI = For Your Information
f) FAQ = Frequently Asked Question
g) LOL = Laugh Out Loud, Lots Of Love
h) UG2BK = yoU’ve Got 2 Be Kidding
i) TTYL = Talk To You Latter
j) TBC= To Be Continued
k) IDK = I Don’t Know
l) WTF= What The Fuck
m) ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
n) LYLAS = Love You Like A Sister
7. BACK INFORMATION
a. Bartender = Bartend
b. Diplomatic = Diplomat
c. Destruction = Destruct
d. Consideration = Consider
e. Reduction = Reduce
f. Orientate = Orient
g. Invention = Invent
Adjective to Verb:
1. Slow
2. Empty
3. Dirty
4. Green
Verb to Noun:
1. Start
2. Call
3. Alert
4. Rise
5. Guess
6. Spy
7. Attack
11.COINING
a) Robotics (1941)
b) Black hole (1968)
c) Cardiac (1601)
d) Penis (1693)
e) Vagina (1682)
f) Yoga (1820)
g) Zombie (1871)
h) Nugget (1852)
i) Pizza (1935)
j) Download (1980)
k) Toolbar (1991)
l) Firewall (1990)
12.ONOMATOPOEIA
a. Croak = frog
b. Crow = rooster
c. Klopklopklop = horse walking
d. Meow = cat
e. Baa... = sheep
f. Bang = riffle / gun
g. Oink = pig
13.BORROWING
a) Algebra, Alcohol = Arabic
b) Murder, Reservoir, Crime, Government, Prayer, Captain, Boil = French
c) Guitar, Tornado, Mosquito = Spanish
d) Studio, Umbrella = Italian
e) Vodka = Russia
f) Karaoke = Japan
g) Comedy, Tonic, Atmosphere = Greek
h) Ugly, Window, Get = Scandinavian