Phonetics and Word Formation MCQ Test: Phonetics and Word Formation MCQs - Practice Questions
1. What is the term for a word that describes the sound it represents?
2. In the word 'elephant,' where is the tertiary stress?
3. In the word 'elevator,' where is the primary stress?
4. What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?
5. Which of the following words has a different stress pattern?
6. Which of the following is an example of a suffix?
7. Which of the following words has a prefix?
8. What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it describes?
9. Which of the following is a homophone for 'flower'?
10. What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents and combines sounds from different words?
11. What is the process of forming a new word by combining two existing words called?
12. In the word 'organization,' where is the primary stress?
13. What is the term for the smallest unit of meaning in a word?
14. Which of the following words is a portmanteau?
15. Which of the following is a morpheme?
16. In the word 'happiness,' where is the primary stress?
17. What is the term for a word that sounds like its meaning?
18. Which of the following words is an example of a compound word?
19. What is the plural form of 'cactus'?
20. Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?
21. Which of the following words is a heteronym for 'bass'?
22. In the word 'computer,' where is the secondary stress?
23. What is the process of forming a new word by adding a prefix called?
24. What is the term for a word that contradicts itself?
25. What is the process of forming a new word by adding a suffix called?
26. What is the term for a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word?
27. What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
28. Which of the following words has a long vowel sound?
29. What is the term for a word that forms a contrast to another word?
30. Which of the following words is a conjunction?