CHAPTER 41. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on_.A. borrowingB. word-formationC. conversionD. the number of the people speaking English2. _ doesnt belong to the most productive means of word-formation.A. AffixationB. CompoundingC. ConversionD. Blending3. Conversion gives us _ of the new vocabulary.A. 30% B. 28%C. 26% D. 28% to 30%4. Word formation excludes _.A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration5. The most productive word formation are _.A. affixation B. compoundingC. conversion D. all the above6. Of the following word-formation processes, _ is the most productive.A. clipping B. blendingC. initialism D. derivation7. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _.A. compoundingB. affixationC. conversion D. shortening8. The prefixes in the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _.A. reversative prefixesB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes9. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or _ to stems.A. affixes B. suffixes and prefixesC. inflectional affixes D. derivational affixes10. The words formed by affixation are called _.A. affixes B. derivationsC. derivativesD. derivationals11. According to the _ which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: prefixation and suffixation.A. functions B. positionsC. ways D. none of the above12. Prefixes do not generally change the _ of the stem but only modify its meaning.A. word-class B. meaningC. form D. structure13. Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into _ groups.A.7B. 8C.9D. 1014. These are negative prefixes except _.A. dis- B. in-C. non- D. under-15. Ex- in the word ex-prisoner is _.A. free rootB. bound rootC. inflectional affixD. derivational affix16. All of the following are pejorative prefixes except _.A. mal-B. archC. pseudo-D. mis-17. The de - in decompose is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. an orientation prefix18. The prefixes contained in the following words are called _: pseudo, friend, malpractice, mistrust.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes19. The prefixes in words anti-government, pro-student and contraflow are_.A. prefixes of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes20. The prefixed contained in unwrap, de-compose and disallow are _.A. reversative prefixedB. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes21. The prefixes in words extra-strong, overweight and archbishop are _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes22. A subcutaneous infection is _ the skin.A. on the surface ofB. aboveC. under D. below23. Some doctors prescribe medication to treat hyperactive children, because the children are extremely _.A. activeB. passiveC. lazyD. diligent24. _ 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 rootsB. change the meaning of stemsC. change the grammatical function of stemsD. change the structure of roots26. The auto in autobiography is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix27. The prefixes in words bilingual, uniform and hemisphere are _.A. number prefixesB. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixesD. locative prefixes28. _ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and forehead.A. Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size29. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes30. Ex-student, foretell and post-election contain _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and orderD. locative prefixes31. 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. AttemptC. NATO D. Respondent33. A multiplied insect has _ feet.A. two B. fourC. six D. many34. A tricycle has _ wheels.A. one B. twoC. three D. Four35. W