词汇学第四章考试题

CHAPTER 4

1. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on_______. A. borrowing B. word-formation C. conversion

D. the number of the people speaking English

2. _______ doesn't belong to the most productive means of word-formation. A. Affixation B. Compounding C. Conversion

D. Blending

3. Conversion gives us _______ of the new vocabulary. A. 30% B. 28% C. 26% D. 28% to 30% 4. Word formation excludes _______. A. affixation and compounding B. conversion and shortening C. chipping, acronymy and blending D. repetition and alliteration

5. The most productive word formation are _______. A. affixation B. compounding C. conversion D. all the above

6. Of the following word-formation processes, _______ is the most productive. A. clipping B. blending C. initialism

D. derivation

7. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _______. A. compounding B. affixation C. conversion D. shortening

8. The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _______. A. reversative prefixes B. negative prefixes

C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes

9. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or _______ to stems. A. affixes

B. suffixes and prefixes

C. inflectional affixes D. derivational affixes 10. The words formed by affixation are called _______. A. affixes

B. derivations

D. derivationals

C. derivatives

11. According to the _______ which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: prefixation and suffixation.

A. functions B. positions C. ways

D. none of the above

12. Prefixes do not generally change the _______ of the stem but only modify its meaning. A. word-class B. meaning C. form D. structure

13. Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into _______ groups. B. 8 D. 10

14. These are negative prefixes except _______. A. dis- B. in- C. non- D. under-

15. \ A. free root B. bound root C. inflectional affix

D. derivational affix

16. All of the following are pejorative prefixes except _______. A. mal- B. arch? C. pseudo- D. mis-

17. The \ A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefix

C. a reversative prefix D. an orientation prefix

18. The prefixes contained in the following words are called _______: pseudo, friend, malpractice, mistrust. A. reversative prefixed

B. negative prefixes

C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes

19. The prefixes in words anti-government, pro-student and contraflow are A. prefixes of degree or size

B. prefixes of orientation and attitude C. prefixes of time and order D. miscellaneous prefixes

20. The prefixed contained in unwrap, de-compose and disallow are _______. A. reversative prefixed

B. negative prefixes

_______.

C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes

21. The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and archbishop are _______. A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes 22. A subcutaneous infection is _______ the skin. A. on the surface of B. above C. under

D. below

23. Some doctors prescribe medication to treat hyperactive children, because the children are extremely _______. A. active

B. passive

C. lazy D. diligent

24. _______ of the given prefixes indicates number. A. fore- B. anti- C. semi- D. pan-

25. The primary function of suffixes is to _______. A. change the word-class of roots B. change the meaning of stems

C. change the grammatical function of stems

D. change the structure of roots

26. The \ A. a negative prefix

B. a pejorative prefix

C. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix

27. The prefixes in words bilingual, uniform and hemisphere are _______. A. number prefixes

B. prefixes of degree or size

C. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes

28. _______ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and forehead. A. Prefixes of orientation and attitude B. Prefixes of time and order C. Locative prefixes D. Prefixes of degree or size

29. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are _______. A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. prefixes of time and order

D. miscellaneous prefixes

30. Ex-student, foretell and post-election contain _______. A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. prefixes of time and order

D. locative prefixes

31. Which of the following prefixes can not be used to indicate time and order A. Ex-. B. Fore-. C. Post-.

D. Para-.

32. Which of the following is a case of suffixation A. Hemisphere B. Attempt C. NATO D. Respondent 33. A multiplied insect has _______ feet. A. two B. four C. six D. many

34. A tricycle has _______ wheels.

A. one B. two C. three D. Four

35. Which of the following belongs to number prefixes A. Auto-. C. Hemi-.

B. Mis-. D. Pre-.

36. We usually group suffixes on a _______ basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixes, etc. A. grammatical C. meaningful B. structural D. practical

37. -eer, -er, -ess, -ette, -let are all suffixes added to noun bases to produce _______ nouns. A. abstract C. concrete B. de-verbal D. de-adjective

38. These are adjective suffixes except _______. A. -ish B. -ive C. -ai D. -ance

39. The word \ A. noun suffixes B. adverb suffixes C. adjective suffixes D. verb suffixes

40. The meanings of \ A. same C. similar

B. identical D. different

41. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives A. -ion. B. -ism. C. -ity. D. -ist.

42. The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _______. A. -ful B. -wise C. -less D. -like

43. _______ of the following is not a verb suffix. A. -ate B. -en