MIDTERM QUIZ

Which of the following is a free morpheme?

• a) -ing

• b) un-

• c) "book"

• d) -ness

• e) "repost"

Which of the following is a bound morpheme?

• a) -ed

• b) "unhappiness"

• c) happy

• d) "cat"

• e) play

What is the term for a morpheme that can stand alone as a word?

• a) Bound morpheme

• b) Free morpheme

• c) Affix

• d) Inflectional morpheme

• e) Derivational morpheme

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

• a) -s

• b) -ed

• c) re-

• d) "cats"

• e) "dog"

The word "unhappiness" contains how many bound morphemes?

• a) 1 (*un-*)

• b) 2 (*un-* and -ness)

• c) 3 (*un-*, -happy-, -ness)

• d) 0

• e) 2 (Unhappy-,-ness)

The past tense -ed is pronounced /t/ in:

• a) "played"

• b) "wanted"

• c) "walked"

• d) "judged"

• e) "Studied"

The word "antidisestablishmentarianism" contains:

• a) 2 morphemes

• b) 3 morphemes

• c) 4 morphemes

• d) 5 morphemes

• e) 6 morphemes

11. The compound "blackboard" is:
    
    
    
    

• 11. a) An endocentric

• 11. b) An exocentric

• 11. c) A copulative

• 11. d) A phrase

• e) A noun

Which compound is exocentric?

• a) "sunflower"

• b) "textbook"

• c) "pickpocket"

• d) "raincoat"

• e) "teapot"

What kind of morpheme can modify a word to fit grammatical context without changing meaning or word class?