Understanding Morphemes and Their Functions

The video tutorial introduces bound morphemes, focusing on derivational and inflectional types. Derivational morphemes alter the semantic meaning or part of speech of a word, as shown in examples like 'happiness' and 'unkind.' Inflectional morphemes indicate grammatical aspects such as tense, plurality, and comparison, with examples like 'books' and 'happier.' The lesson concludes with a summary of these concepts.

What are the two main types of bound morphemes discussed in the video?

• Derivational and Inflectional

• Prefix and Suffix

• Root and Stem

• Singular and Plural

How do derivational morphemes affect a word?

• They only change the tense of a word.

• They alter the semantic meaning or part of speech.

• They make a word plural.

• They add a prefix to a word.

In the word 'happiness', what role does 'ness' play?

• It is a prefix.

• It is a derivational morpheme.

• It is an inflectional morpheme.

• It is a root word.

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

• Ing in 'running'

• S in 'cats'

• Un in 'unkind'

• Ed in 'played'

Which of the following words contains a derivational morpheme?

• Unkind

• Played

• Running

• Cats

In the word 'unfortunate', what is the function of 'un'?

• To show possession

• To form a plural

• To change the meaning of the word

• To indicate past tense

What is the primary function of inflectional morphemes?

• To create new words.

• To add a prefix to a word.

• To indicate grammatical features like tense and number.

• To change the meaning of a word.

Which of the following is NOT an inflectional morpheme?

• Ing in 'going'

• Ness in 'kindness'

• Ed in 'asked'

• S in 'books'

What does the inflectional morpheme 's' indicate in the word 'books'?

• Past tense

• Plural form

• Comparative form

• Possessive form

In the phrase 'David's book', what does the apostrophe 's' signify?

• Plural form

• Possessive form

• Past tense

• Comparative form