The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are instances of ______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?

   A. Allophones
   B. Allomorphs
   C. Minimal pairs
   D. None of the above

2. Words such as ‘black__leg’ and ‘flash__light’ are instances of ____________?

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

3. Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ____________?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called__________?

   A. Semi__vowels
   B. Laterals
   C. Sibilants
   D. Trills.

8. ____________is the process by which new words are coined by combining the segments of two different words ?

   A. Portmanteau
   B. Onomatopoeia
   C. Clipping
   D. Metanalysis

9. ______________________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.

10. The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of _____________ ?

    A. Syllabic consonants
    B. Sibilants
    C. Suffixes
    D. None of the above