Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Frage 1
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What is the word for 'loaning' words from another language? For example, 'barbecue' comes from Spanish.
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Borrowing
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Affixation
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Compound
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Blend
Frage 2
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What is the word for combining two separate words to create a new one?
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Initialism
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Conversion
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Compound
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Blend
Frage 3
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What sort of word is 'satnav'?
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Conversion
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Blend
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Affixation
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Compound
Frage 4
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'FBI' is an acronym.
Frage 5
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Tick the boxes which have been converted from nouns to verbs (and vice versa).
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text
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mail
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screen
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scarf
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Facebook
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Tick the words with prefixes and leave the words with suffixes unticked.
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professional
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hyperactive
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creator
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unhappy
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Judaism
Frage 7
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What is the term for when you drop one or more syllables to create an abbreviation? For example, 'demo' is often used rather than 'demonstration'.
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Back-formation
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Initialism
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Acronym
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Clipping