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Morphology challenge

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A morpheme is

a)

The smallest unit of sound with meaning.

b)

The smallest unit of sound in a language.

c)

Any unit in a language that can stand alone.

d)

Any unit in a language that gets its meaning from another unit.

2.

A morpheme that cannot stand alone is referred to as a _________ morpheme.

a)

Derivational

b)

Root

c)

Inflectional

d)

Bound

3.

Identify all the derivational morphemes below:

a)

-er in teacher

b)

-er in higher

c)

Un- in undo

d)

-ed in repeatedly

4.

Select all the inflectional morphemeS from the following:

a)

-es in boxes

b)

-ing in fling

c)

-es in faeces

d)

-ing in sitting

5.

Which of the diagrams below is a correct representation of the internal structure of the word interdependently?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Consider the word antidisestablishmentarianism. How many morphemes does it have?

a)

11

b)

6

c)

9

d)

5

7.

Identify all the bound morphemes in antidisestablishmentarianism.

a)

Anti, dis, es, ment, Arianism

b)

An, ti, dis, ment, is

c)

Anti, dis, arian, ment, ism

d)

Dis, ment, arian, ism

8.

Which of the following would be considered a class changing derivational morpheme?

a)

Un- in undo

b)

Un- in unhappy

c)

-ify in solidify

d)

-est in oldest

9.

The morpheme in bold in the following is an example of a/an:


baddang: root ‘help’ v.

ka-baddang-an: ‘helpfulness’

a)

Infix

b)

Prefix

c)

Suffix

d)

Circumfix

10.

The following in an example of a/an:


Fikas ‘strong’

Fumikas ‘to be strong’

a)

Prefix

b)

Infix

c)

Suffix

d)

Circumfix

11.

A ______ is a host to which an affix attaches.

a)

Bound root

b)

Stem

c)

Suffix

d)

Free root

12.

How many stems are in the word unsystematically?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

7