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WorksheetsMorphology challenge
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
A morpheme is
The smallest unit of sound with meaning.
The smallest unit of sound in a language.
Any unit in a language that can stand alone.
Any unit in a language that gets its meaning from another unit.
A morpheme that cannot stand alone is referred to as a _________ morpheme.
Derivational
Root
Inflectional
Bound
Identify all the derivational morphemes below:
-er in teacher
-er in higher
Un- in undo
-ed in repeatedly
Select all the inflectional morphemeS from the following:
-es in boxes
-ing in fling
-es in faeces
-ing in sitting
Which of the diagrams below is a correct representation of the internal structure of the word interdependently?
Consider the word antidisestablishmentarianism. How many morphemes does it have?
11
6
9
5
Identify all the bound morphemes in antidisestablishmentarianism.
Anti, dis, es, ment, Arianism
An, ti, dis, ment, is
Anti, dis, arian, ment, ism
Dis, ment, arian, ism
Which of the following would be considered a class changing derivational morpheme?
Un- in undo
Un- in unhappy
-ify in solidify
-est in oldest
The morpheme in bold in the following is an example of a/an:
baddang: root ‘help’ v.
ka-baddang-an: ‘helpfulness’
Infix
Prefix
Suffix
Circumfix
The following in an example of a/an:
Fikas ‘strong’
Fumikas ‘to be strong’
Prefix
Infix
Suffix
Circumfix
A ______ is a host to which an affix attaches.
Bound root
Stem
Suffix
Free root
How many stems are in the word unsystematically?
4
3
6
7
