Questões de Formação de palavras (prefixos e sufixos) | Word formation (prefix and suffix) (Inglês)

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Falantes do Português brasileiro frequentemente pronunciam o -ed final de verbos regulares em inglês como tendo o mesmo som, embora esse sufixo na verdade possa assumir diferentes pronúncias: /t/; /d/; /id/. Das palavras abaixo, retiradas do texto, assinale aquela em que o sufixo -ed é pronunciado como /id/.

  • A required.
  • B discussed.
  • C prescribed.
  • D interviewed.
  • E designated.

Which of the following is an example of derivational morphology?

  • A Adding -ed to "walk" to form "walked"
  • B Changing "go" to "went"
  • C Adding -er to "teach" to form "teacher"
  • D Using "do" as an auxiliary

Word formation in English involves several intricate processes, such as compounding, clipping, and back-formation. Analyze the following pairs and identify the example that represents a rare and unconventional formation process:

  • A "Conversate → Conversation" − Back-formation with a non-standard base.
  • B "Teens → Teenagers" − Reverse derivation.
  • C "Photograph → Photographer" − Affixation.
  • D "Sleepwalk → Sleepwalking" − Compounding.
  • E "Biopic → Biographical picture" − Blending.

Analyze the hypothetical situation below.
“Instinct” is replaced by its adjective form that means “behaving or reacting naturally and without thinking” in the sentence: “(...) our instinct is often to try to regain control through sweeping personal change.”
Considering only the word itself and disregarding the change in meaning of the sentence, the correct spelling of the adjective will be:

  • A instincteive.
  • B instincty.
  • C instinctive.
  • D instinctieve.