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Week 2: Words: definition, classification, word formation

TEST 2
Complete the table with the correct answers (28)

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1. A word is a:
a. free morpheme
b. free form
c. meaningful unit
d. free base
2. A free form is a:
a. form that can occur on its own in speech or writing
b. form that has a lexical meaning
c. morpheme with principal meaning
d. mono-morphemic form
3. A word containing one bound morpheme is a……. word:
a. compound
b. simple
c. complex
d. compound-complex
4. A complex word is a word with:
a. at least one bound morpheme
b. more than two morphemes
c. 2 or more syllables
d. a bound base
5. A simple word is a word with:
a. two free morphemes
b. a free morpheme + a bound morpheme
c. a free base + a bound base
d. a single free morpheme
6. A compound word is a unit with
a. two or more words joined together
b. two free bases joined together
c. two bound bases joined together
d. a free base and a bound base
7. The word ‘truth’ is a ………. word
a. simple b. compound c. complex
8. The word ‘upset’ is a ………….. word
a. compound b. simple c. complex
9. The word ‘apparatus’ is a ………. word
a. compound b. simple c. complex
10. The word ‘oyster’ is a:
a. simple b. compound c. complex
11. The word ‘boys’ is a ………. word
a. compound b. complex c. simple
12. The word ‘oxen’ is a ………. word
a. complex b. compound c. simple
13. The word ‘been’ is a ………. word
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14. The word ‘bicycle’ is a ………. word
a. simple b. compound c. complex
15. The word ‘phonology’ is a ………….. word
a. simple b. compound c. complex
16. The word ‘hygiene’ is a ………. word
a. simple b. compound c. complex
17. A ‘dancing teacher is a:
a. compound word b. a grammatical structure
c. simple word d. complex word
18. A green 'house is a :
a. grammatical structure b. compound word
c. simple word d. complex word
19. The process of word formation in ‘periwig => wig’ is:
a. blending
b. back-formation
c. clipping
d. derivation
20. The process of word formation in ‘view => preview’ is:
a. blending
b. clipping
c. derivation
d. back-formation
21. The process of word formation in ‘lazy => laze’ is:
a. back-formation
b. clipping
c. blending
d. derivation
22. The process of word formation in ‘baby-sitter => baby-sit’ is:
a. derivation
b. clipping
c. blending
d. back-formation
23. The process of word formation in ‘television + marathon => telethon’ is:
a. blending
b. clipping
c. compounding
d. derivation
24. The original word of ‘autobus’ is:
a. automobile + omnibus
b. automatic + bus
c. automatic + omnibus
d. automate + bus
25. The original word of ‘memo’ is:
a. memo+randum
b. memory
c. memory + random
d. memorandum
26. The original word of ‘sport’ is:
a. disport
b. sportif
c. sportive
d. sportum
27. The original word of ‘automate’ is:
a. automatic
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c. auto + mate
d. auto + matter
28. The original word of ‘kingdom’ is:
a. king + dom
b. king + dormitory
c. king
d. king + random