Morphemes and Suffixes

Inflection and Derivational morphemes are bound morphemes that....?

• Appear as suffixes and prefixes.
• Make suffixes and prefixes in free morphemes.
• Appear as suffixes and prefixes in free morphemes.
• Appear as prefixes and suffixes in free morphemes.

Inflectional morphemes are always...?

• Suffixes
• Prefixes
• Suffixes and Prefixes
• Affixes

What are morphemes?

• The largest written unit that still has a meaning as a whole. 
• The smallest written unit that still has meaning as a whole.
• The written unit that still has meaning as a whole.
• A random unit that still has meaning as a whole.

What are bound morphemes?

• Add more free morphemes.
• Can exist on their own and get added to free morphemes
• Cannot exist on their own and get added to free morphemes

Inflectional morphemes don’t change the words meaning or class, they just add more....?

• Grammatical information to the word.
• Information to the word.
• Strategical information to the word.
• Pizza.

What are free morphemes?

• Combine with others to make other words. 
• They are free.
• Stand on their own and are words in their own right.
• Words that can mean more than one thing.

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

• Yes.
• True.
• False.
• Who cares?

What is the inflectional morpheme in the previous question?

• Grape (-s).
• (-Micro) wave.
• There wasn't one.

Inflectional and Derivational morphemes are the two variations of....?

• Suffixes?
• Bound Morphemes?
• Free Morphemes?
• Prefixes?

Derivational morphemes can be either prefixes and suffixes and can....?

• Change the meaning of the word, the spelling of the word and the words class.
• Change the meaning of the word and the spelling of the word.
• Change the meaning of the word, the word class and can add information to the word.
• Alter the tense that the word is in, i.e past, present and future.