05/08 1 of 2 Morphology Word Parts Quiz

What is the term used to describe a word part that can stand alone as a word?

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Free Base

• Bound Base

Which term refers to a word part that cannot stand alone and must be attached to another form?

• Free Base

• Bound Base

• Root Word

• Phoneme

Match the following morphemes with their correct description.

• A morpheme that changes the meaning of a word when added to the base.

• Connective

• A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning (e.g., un-, re-).

• Prefix

• A morpheme that connects words or sentences (e.g., and, but).

• Derivational Suffix

• A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g., -ness, -ment).

• Inflectional Suffix

(a)   is not a type of affix.

• Prefix
• Suffix
• Root Word
• Assimilated Prefix

A (a)   is used for a morpheme that is added at the end of a word to form a different grammatical function but not change the word class.

• Prefix
• Derivational Suffix
• Inflectional Suffix
• Connective

What is a morpheme?

• The smallest unit of speech sound

• A word in its back-in-the-day language

• The smallest component of a word that has meaning

• A root that doesn’t have any meaning by itself

Which languages contributed to the formation of modern English?

• French, Spanish, Italian

• Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Greek

• German, Russian, Japanese

• Hindi, Arabic, Mandarin

What is the function of a connective in word formation?

• It is a root that makes sense all by itself

• It is a morpheme that changes the part of speech

• It sticks a suffix to a base like glue

• It is a syllable that always sounds the same

What is an affix?

• A stable syllable at the end of a root

• A morpheme added to the beginning or end of a word

• A letter that sticks a suffix to a base

• A root that doesn’t have any meaning by itself

What distinguishes a derivational (lexical) suffix?

• It changes the meaning of the word

• It compares or describes the base

• It changes the part of speech or creates a new word or meaning

• It is a syllable that always sounds the same