Morphology Quiz

Which is/are the prefix/es in ASYMMETRICAL?

• a & symmetry

• asymmetry

• a

• metric

Which is the stem in ASYMMETRICAL?

• a

• symmetry

• ic

• al

Which is/are the suffix/es in ASYMMETRICAL?

• symmetry & ic

• symmetry

• ic & al

• al

Which list contains 3 bound morphemes?

• painless, fitness, dress

• unnecessary, impatient, adversely

• care, like, dress

• brotherhood, hood, slowly

Which list contains 3 derivational morphemes?

• going, best, asked

• disadvantage, unkind, Ann's

• interesting, boyish, hood

• unlock, impolite, kindly

Which list contains three inflectional morphemes?

• display, underdeveloped, replay

• invisible, postcolonial, dysfunctional

• transcontinental, hospitalize, walked

• dad's, faster, sees

Which types of morphemes are free?

• lexical/inflectional

• derivational/functional

• functional/inflectional

• lexical/functional

What is the relationship between the /z/ in dogs, the /s/ in hats, and the /əz/ in churches?

• they are syllables

• they are morphemes

• they are phonemes

• they are allomorphs

How many morphemes in PAINTERS?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

How would you characterize -ecek and -acak in the following?

gelecek             geleceğiz                      kalacak             kalacağız

içecek               içeceğiz                         kıyacak             kıyacağız

gülecek             güleceğiz                      bulacak             bulacağız

öpecek              öpeceğiz                       soracak             soracağız

• They are derivational morphemes

• They are two allomorphs of –ecek

• They are the two allomorphs of the future suffix.

• They are two derivational morphs.