HOMEWORK WEEK 3
EXERCISE 1: Identify the different word-formation processes involved in producing each of the
underlined words in the sentences below. The processes mentioned are: acronym,
backformation, blending, borrowing, clipping, coinage, compounding, conversion.
1. We will carpet this room.
2. Could you give me a quick recap on what’s been decided.
3. A day return to London, please.
4. Jane decided to spring-clean her apartment.
5. What are the core rules of netiquette?
6. The tax court concluded that the sale was not a bona fide transaction.
7. Business confidence is on the up.
8. This year the show will be simulcast live to 50 different countries.
9. Did you get my memo about the meeting?
10. You don’t need to button it because it’s got Velcro inside
EXERCISE 2
Write the formation process in the correct columns (Acronyms, Blending, Compounding,
Backformation, Coinage, Conversion, Clipping, Borrowing). Write the Vietnamese meanings
of the words you don't know, and explain the formation process of each word in the column
blending, backformation, and clipping. Example: heliport= helicopter + airport= bãi đáp máy
bay trực thăng (for the meanings, just explain the words you haven't known)
.................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. .................
Google chorus Classroom motel abuse phone Insert NATO
FB semester notebook electrocute relieve plane donate IELTS
Aspirin yogurt turncoat heliport advise ad obsess GMAT
Youtube dope highlight hangry house exam process MBA
hoover tatoo bigwig glamping use flu spring-clean ADHD
Xerox champagne popcorn bionic believe fridge laze NASA
Kodak croissant blackboard emoticon grieve fax cohere pm
Robot piano spork halve gas opt SOS
jumbo opera webinar increase gym enthuse BC
denim kindergarten bash name pub pronunciate VIP
jeans shampoo splatter hope pop resurrect Idk
nylon dope smash access exam (làm sống lại) UFO
vaseline barbecue telethon attack memo compute fyi
zipper robot flare cover chute scavenge FAQ
granola alcohol camcorder total flu ATM
boss clash construct sitcom aka
cookie sportscast bro Led
patio muppets van laser
hamster guestimate burger scuba
mike SIM card
psycho radar
curio pov
ref
stats
hippo
rhino
vet
taxi
EXERCISE 3
Write the word formation process for each of these words (Acronyms, Blending,
Compounding, Backformation, Coinage, Conversion, Clipping, Borrowing). Try not to look
at the table above.
fax hangry ref chorus attack shampoo
donate vet halve construct burger use
access Aspirin opt electrocute glamping yogurt
pop opera blackboard heliport pub edit
patio Insert chute Insert cookie hamster
jumbo gym smash taxi enthuse Youtube
flare radar vaseline popcorn abuse granola
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EXERCISE 4: Draw tree diagrams to illustrate the structure of the following words
incorruptibility
enthronement
Irrecoverable
Reactionary
Disproportionately
Representational
Uncharacteristically
Unassertively
Transmission
Unsystematically
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