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

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


Prefeitura de Descanso - Professor - Inglês - AMEOSC (2025)

In the sentence "It's a scene more Aegean than Arctic − until you see the ridge of craggy mountains floating above the fjord", the word "craggy" is formed by:

  • A Using the prefix "cr-" attached to the root "aggy" to form a descriptive term.
  • B Combining two independent words "crag" and "gy" through a process of word composition.
  • C Applying a grammatical transformation that changes the noun "crag" directly into an adverb.
  • D Adding the suffix "-gy" to the base word "crag" to create an adjective meaning rough and uneven.

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


Prefeitura de Paraíso - Professor do Ensino Fundamental - Anos Finais Língua Inglesa - AMEOSC (2025)

Morphology studies the structure and formation of words. Regarding word formation in English by means of prefixes and suffixes, mark T for true statements and F for false ones:



(__) The prefix "un-" often adds a sense of negation or opposition to the word root, as in "happy" and "unhappy."


(__) The suffix "-less" generally indicates absence or lack of something, as in "hope" and "hopeless."


(__) The prefix "re-" indicates repetition or doing an action again, as in "write" and "rewrite."


(__) The suffix "-ful" always turns a noun into an action verb, as in "beauty" and "beautiful."



After analysis, select the alternative that presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom:

  • A T, F, T, F.
  • B T, T, T, F.
  • C F, F, T, T.
  • D F, T, F, T.

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


Prefeitura de Seara-2 - Professor - Inglês - AMAUC (2025)

Which pair exemplifies back-formation (rather than affixation, compounding, clipping, or conversion)?

  • A editor → edit
  • B email → e-mailing
  • C lab ← laboratory
  • D bottle → opener
  • E run → runner

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


Prefeitura de Nova Palmeira-2 - Professor - Inglês - CPCON (2025)

Which of the following sentences contains a correct word formation based on the original word found in the text?

  • A Parents often underestimate the knowledgeability of their daughters about internet risks.
  • B The disturbance of inappropriate content online affects many teenage girls.
  • C Her sociality online has made her popular among friends.
  • D Many girls are worried about the realness of online relationships.
  • E The safeness of the internet is often debated by experts.

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


Prefeitura de Japaratinga - Professor II de Língua Inglesa - Prova IGEDUC (2025)

The word "tasteless", used by one of the commentators, illustrates a common lexical process in English. What is the meaning conveyed by the suffix -less in this context?

  • A A temporary state or mood.
  • B A complete absence or lack of something
  • C Something that increases in intensity.
  • D A grammatical intensifier.