Let's talk about morphemes

What is morphology?

• The study of the rules governing the sounds that form words

• The study of the rules governing sentence formation

• The study of the rules governing word formation

Words are often divided into (a)  

Which best describes the English language?

• English has complex morphology and less rigid syntax.

• English has less complex morphology but more rigid syntax.

• English has complex morphology and rigid syntax.

A word is the smallest independent units of language

• True

• False

Which italicized parts is not free morpheme ?

• "create" in creating

• "ward" in seaward

• "health" in unhealthy

• "wait" in waiter

Which italicized part is not bound morpheme ?

• "age" in wastage

• "s" in cars

• 're" in reconsider

• "poet" in poetic

Which word does not have a bound morpheme ?

• dislike

• triumphed

• delight

• reuse