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'-ation', '-ment' and '-ee' are suffixes usually denoting
1. adjectives
2. nouns
3. adverbs
4. verbs
'drinkable' is an example of
1. a prefix making and adjective
2. a suffix changing the meaning of a verb
3. a suffix making an adjective from a verb
4. a suffix showing ability
'farfetched' is an example of
1. blending
2. prefixation
3. conversion
4. compounding
'blog', 'modem' and 'emoticon' are all examples of
1. compounding
2. blending
3. clipping
4. conversion
'fore-' and 're-' are prefixes usually associated with
1. adjectives
2. adverbs
3. nouns
4. verbs
Suffixes usually change word class.
1. True
2. False
'disassemble' contains an example of
1. a verb using 'dis' as a prefix meaning to reverse an action
2. a verb using 'dis' as a suffix meaning to reverse an action
3. a verb using 'dis' as a prefix making the opposite meaning
4. a verb using 'dis' as a prefix showing a lack of something
Prefixes usually alter the meaning of a word.
1. True
2. False
'-wards', and '-wise' are prefixes associated with making
1. nouns
2. adverbs
3. adjectives
4. verbs
If I want to make a noun from the verb 'employ', I can add:
1. -ment, -er or -ee
2. -hood, -ment, -ee or -er
3. -ment, -able, -ee and -er
4. -ment, -tion, -ify

Word formation