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WorksheetsMorphology -midterm
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 55mins
An affix is a bound morpheme that belong to a lexical category.
True
False
How many morphemes in (uncomfortable)
1
2
3
4
How many morphemes in ( Elementary )
1
2
3
Mental lexicon: is a sort of internal dictionary
True
False
basketball is a compound because we can not insert any word in the middle.
True
False
-ness is a suffix that attach to verbs to change them to into nouns.
True
False
The meaning and category of compound not determined by part
Exocentric compound
Endocentric compound
Bookshop
Exocentric compound
Endocentric compound
spoilsport
Exocentric compound
Endocentric compound
( functional shift ) forming new lexemes by shift the category
coinage
backformation
conversion
It is a relatively rare process ( usually product names)
coinage
backformation
conversion
which minor process create a new word pronounced as a series of letters
Acronyms
Initialisms
Clipping
consist of two parts - a prefix and suffix that create a new lexeme from the base
Reduplication
Circumfixes
English nouns inflect possession
True
False
Nouns in English inflect dual
True
False
Which language need a noun or a pronoun to show the gender
English
Arabic
Spanish
The only clear inflection in English is
Nominative
genitive
accusative
dative
inflection to show the mood
English
Other languages
In English we use ........... to inflect the passive voice.
periphrastically
periphrastic marking
which verb tense English does not inflect
past
progressive
future
A paradigm for all form of ...... is called declension
nouns
verbs
adjectives
nouns and adjectives
A table filled with exactly the same form of the base (spelling and pronunciation )
suppletion
syncretism
un- is a prefix that attach to adjectives and verbs to change their category
True
False
bedroom
Endocentric
Exocentric
WIFI
Blending
Compounding
clipping
highlight
Blending
compounding
conversion
backformation
BBC
Acronyms
clipping
initialisms
Haha - hehe
consonant mutation
abluat
cowhand
Exocentric
Endocentric
steamboat
Endocentric
Exocentric
must have
Endocentric
Exocentric
Loudmouth
Endocentric
Exocentric
Handbag
Endocentric
Exocentric
burgle - burglar
Backformation
conversion
coingo
fire engine
Blending
compounding
to fix - a fix
conversion
backformation
cool - to cool
conversion
backformation
editor - edit
conversion
backformation
Flu
Acronyms
Initialisms
clipping
CD
initialisms
Acronyms
clipping
Advertainment
Blending
compounding
conversion
verbs from existing nouns ( television - televise )
conversion
backformation
Ablaut:A morphological process that affect he quality of vowels.
True
False
baya - baya
Full reduplication
Partial reduplication
laknan - iklankno
Partial reduplication
Full reduplication
Circumfixes
Tick - tick
Full reduplication
Partial reduplication
Pin - Pipine
Full reduplication
Partial reduplication
it is a total change in at least one item of the paradigm
suppletion
syncretism
cut - cut
suppletion
syncretism
go - went
suppletion
syncretism
longer is and example of
comparative
superlative
never change the category
Derivational
inflectional
strongest is an example of
comparative
superlative
Pin - Pipine
Full reduplication
Partial reduplication
Pin - Pipine
Full reduplication
Partial reduplication
