Morphology Quiz

What is the study of words and its formation called?

• Pragmatics

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Semantics

Which type of words denote concepts such as objects, actions, attributes, and ideas?

• Conjunctions

• Nouns

• Pronouns

• Articles

What is the smallest unit of meaning or grammatical function in a language called?

• Phoneme

• Morpheme

• Syntax

• Semantics

Which word formation process involves repeating a whole part of a word to create a new meaning?

• Clipping

• Reduplication

• Affixation

• Blending

What type of morpheme can stand alone?

• Prefix

• Bound Morpheme

• Free Morpheme

• Suffix

Which word formation process involves blending two or more words to form new words?

• Blending

• Clipping

• Reduplication

• Affixation

What is the process of eliminating the actual derivational affix from the main form to create a new word called?

• Back-Formation

• Blending

• Reduplication

• Affixation

Which type of words include conjunctions, prepositions, articles, and pronouns?

• Bound Morphemes

• Free Morphemes

• Closed Class Words

• Open Class Words

What is the word formation process that allows words to combine to form new words called?

• Reduplication

• Compounding

• Affixation

• Conversion

Which type of morpheme cannot stand on its own?

• Suffix

• Bound Morpheme

• Prefix

• Free Morpheme