Morphosyntax: Inflections and Derivations

Soal 1: Which of the following words is an example of inflection?

• Writer

• Writing

• Writes

• Rewrite

Soal 2: In the word "nationalization," the suffix -tion represents:

• Inflection

• Derivation

• Compound word

• Reduplication

Soal 3: Which of the following pairs shows a derivational change in word class?

• Beautiful → Beautifully

• Walk → Walked

• Fast → Faster

• Child → Children

Soal 4: The word "happily" is formed by:

• Derivation

• Inflection

• Compounding

• Reduplication

Soal 5: Which of the following morphemes is inflectional?

• -ness (as in "happiness")

• -s (as in "cats")

• -ly (as in "quickly")

• -ful (as in "beautiful")

Soal 6: In the word "helped," the suffix -ed serves to:

• Change the tense of the verb (inflection)

• Change the meaning of the verb (derivation)

• Form a noun

• Create a new word class

Soal 7: Which word contains both inflectional and derivational morphemes?

• Unbelievable

• Runner's

• Jumping

• Happiness

Soal 8: The suffix -er in "teacher" is:

• Inflectional

• Derivational

• Both

• Neither

Soal 9: Which of the following demonstrates both inflection and derivation?

• Walk → Walking

• Teach → Teacher

• Unhappy → Happiest

• Walk → Walked

Soal 10: The word "runner" is an example of:

• Inflection

• Derivation

• Both

• None