A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation
Related Mcqs:
- Words such as ‘black__leg’ and ‘flash__light’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation - Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Clipping. - Words such as ‘edit’ and ‘house__keep’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation - Words such as ‘UNESCO’ and ‘RADAR’ are instances of ____________?
A. Compounding
B. Acronym
C. Re__duplicates
D. Conversion - 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 - 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 - ____________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 - ______________________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. - ______________________is a processes of word formation by which new words are formed by attaching prefixes or suffixes to the base form?
A. Compounding
B. Portmanteau
C. Derivation
D. Backformation - The term ______________is used to designate words which are spelt differently but pronounced alike and which are different in meaning ?
A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms
