Morphemes and Their Functions

The video tutorial explains morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in language. It describes how to break words into morphemes, using examples like 'training's' and 'unbreakable'. The tutorial distinguishes between free and bound morphemes, and discusses roots and affixes, including prefixes and suffixes, with examples to illustrate these concepts.

What is the smallest unit of meaning in a word?

• Syllable

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Letter

How many morphemes are in the word 'training's'?

• One

• Four

• Two

• Three

In the word 'unbreakable', which part is a morpheme that means 'not'?

• break

• able

• un

• none

Which of the following words cannot be broken down into smaller meaningful parts?

• Unbreakable

• Love

• Unloved

• Training's

What type of morpheme can stand alone as a word?

• Affix

• Free morpheme

• Root

• Bound morpheme

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

• ed

• cat

• s

• un

What is a bound morpheme?

• A morpheme that changes the tense of a word

• A morpheme that must be attached to another morpheme

• A morpheme that is always a prefix

• A morpheme that can stand alone

Which of the following is a bound morpheme?

• Run

• Pretty

• Trapezoid

• Est

What is the primary piece of meaning in a word to which affixes can be added?

• Root

• Bound morpheme

• Prefix

• Suffix

Which of the following is an example of a root?

• In

• Est

• Cat

• Un