Morphology Quiz - EDTH 330

What is morphology?

• the study of word parts

• the study of word meanings

• the study of the structure of words and form

• the study of the spelling of words

A word part that goes at the beginning of a word and changes the word's meaning. 

• prefix
• suffix

A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Verb

A word part added to the end of a word to change the meaning is a

• Prefix

• Root

• Verb

• Suffix

One inflectional morpheme is a plural noun that ​ ​ (a)   and an example is ​​ (b)  

• marks more than one
• dogs
• marks for comparison
• marks past action
• Bart's
• closer

In the word "overact," the prefix "over" means...

• above
• too much
• among
• large

A meaning of the prefix "under" is...

• too much

• too far

• too lean

• too little

There are two kinds of inflectional morphemes regarding adjectives, ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• comparative
• superlative
• plural
• posessive
• 3rd-singular Present Agreement

There are four kinds of verb inflectional morphemes, ​ ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , ​ ​ (c)   , and ​ ​ (d)   . Some examples are: runs, waits, dragged, backed, hit, chosen, drunk, and walking.

• 3rd-singular present agreement
• past tense
• past participle
• present participle
• plural
• possessive
• comparative
• superlative

Write a word and underline the prefix, root word, and suffix!