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

Related Mcqs:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

7. ____________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

8. ______________________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.

9. The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of __________________?

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

10. __________is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables are removed from longer words ?

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