Morphemes Quiz

What is morpheme?

• The smallest unit of English

• The smallest unit of meaning

• A type of sentence structure

• A type of punctuation

How many morphemes are in the word “cats”?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which word contains an inflectional morpheme?

• quickness

• rewrite

• unhappy

• called

Which of the following is NOT an inflectional morpheme?

• -ed

• -ing

• -ly

• -s

Which of the following best describes the morpheme un- in the word uncommon?

• Derivational morpheme

• Inflectional morpheme

• Free morpheme

• Root morpheme

The word dogs has two morphemes: dog and __________, which indicates plural

In the word happiness, -ness is a bound morpheme that turns the adjective happy into a __________

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is called a __________ morpheme

The morpheme -ed in the word played is an example of an __________ morpheme because it shows the past tense

In the word untouched, un- is a __________ morpheme that means “not” or “opposite of”