the formation of words, for example by adding prefixes or suffixes to roots
The highlighting idea is a good way of helping young children understand the conceptof word formation.
Examples of 'word formation' in a sentence
word formation
It showed damage to the part of her brain which controls word formation.
The Sun (2010)
There is a helpful guide to the essay entries which divides them into broad groupings, including style, grammar, usage, conventions, word formation and punctuation.