Morpheme and Language Quiz

The plural form of "sheep" is "sheep" itself. This is an example of:*

• A zero-morph

• A suppletion

• A reduplication

• A truncation

Which of the following is an example of a derivational morpheme?*

• -ed

• -s

• -ness

• -er

Which type of morpheme is used to create new words or change the grammatical category of a word?*

• Derivational morphemes

• Inflectional morphemes

• Free morphemes

• Bound morphemes

Inflectional morphemes are primarily used to indicate:*

• Word meaning

• Grammatical function

• Word derivation

• Pronunciation

Which of the following is the definition of a morpheme?  *

• A unit of grammatical function used to indicate future tense.

• A minimal unit of meaning or grammatical function.

• A combination of word forms that create a phrase.

• A group of words that form a sentence.

The inflectional morpheme used to form the comparative degree of an adjective is:*

• -er

• -est

• -ly

• -ish

How many morphemes does the word 'reopened' contain?*

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

The irregular past tense form "went" from "go" is an example of:*

• Vowel change

• Inflectional affixation

• Derivational affixation

• Suppletion

The formation of the plural form "men" from "man" involves:*

• Inflectional affixation

• Derivational affixation

• Vowel change

• Compounding

What is the term used to describe different forms of the same morpheme? *

• Allomorphs

• Morphemes

• Phonemes

• Allophones