Practice
A. Classify the italicised words in the following sentences according to how they are formed: affixation, conversion, compounding, shortening, acronyms of blending.
1. I knew him at once by his walk.
( conversion )
2. Each time they stopped, the little girl moved about restlessly.
( affixation (suffixation) )
3. We won't be able to run an EEG to evaluate her brain activity until she's a lot warmer.
( acronym )
4. She'd be driven to a nearby airport, then flown to Pittsburgh.
( compounding )
5. Many young people went to the concert just to see the pop singer.
( shortening )
6. The flight was delayed because of the heavy fog and the passengers had to stay at the airtel for the night.
7. Brittany's discolored skin soon regained its normal color .
( affixation (prefixation) )
8.He came upon a distinctive five-inch-long footprint.
9. The Church was a kind of supergovernment, holding together the different elements of European society in Christian unity.
( affixation ( prefixation ) )
10. Sometimes a few spoonfuls of hot food can save a man's life.
( conversion (also suffixation) )
11. A better world could be brought about only by better individuals; and better individuals could be developed only by the give and take.
12.You may have difficulty doing 10 push-ups in the beginning.
13. But Sue knew she was the one who needed encouragement.
( affixation (prefixation and suffixation) )
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