On the left, there are ten terms which describe different processes of word-formation, on the right, there are ten sets of examples which each represent one of these processes. Match the terms and the examples, e.g. 1 d)
| 1. coinage d) | a) bus, ad |
| 2. borrowing | b) wallpaper, fingerprint |
| 3. loan-translation | c) televise, edit |
| 4. compounding | d) nylon, aspirin |
| 5. blending | e) NASA, laser |
| 6. backformation | f) boyish, disrespectful |
| 7. clipping | g) to empty, to butter |
| 8. conversion | h) brunch, smog |
| 9. acronyms | i) alcohol, yoghurt |
| 10. derivation | j) superman, loanword |
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