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Which among the following is an example acronym ?

A. Smog
B. UNESCO
C. Buzz
D. Edit

Which among the following is an example for portmanteau__________________?

A. Smog
B. UNESCO
C. Buzz
D. Edit

Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ____________?

A. Compounding
B. Acronym
C. Re__duplicates
D. Conversion

Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house__keep’ are instances of ____________?

A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation

Words such as ‘smog’ and ‘motel’ are instances of ____________?

A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation

_____________________is a processes of word formation whereby new words are

formed by subtracting a root by deleting final syllable which is misunderstood as a
suffix?

A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation.

______________involves a different analysis of the structure of the word by attaching a

consonant at the end of a word or a vowel at the beginning of the next word ?
A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipping
D. Met analysis

______________________is a processes of word formation wherein new words are

coined by combining the segments of two different existing words?

A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation.

The /d/ in ‘middle’ is an instance of __________________?

A. Lateral plosion
B. Alveolar plosion
C. Nasal plosion
D. Incomplete plosion.

The /p/ in ‘top__most’ is a ______________?

A. Bilabial plosion
B. Alveolar plosion
C. Nasal plosion
D. Incomplete plosion.