Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Last Years Mid-Term Questions

English Words Mid-Term 2007


1) Identify the processes involved in the formation of the words below.(20 p.)

written, disco, heliport, Anglophile, mish-mash, flu, İÜ, morphine,


2) wordsmith (10 words) (20 p.)


3) How could you explain the relationship among the following English words: captain, chief and chef, give other examples? (You might want to consider the English language history while answering.) (30 p.)


4) Identify the Morphemes of the following English words, then write the meanings of these Morphemes and guess their origins. (30 p.)

theogamous
psychometri
boys
captain
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
politics
prescription
fifth
suggest
idiosyncracy