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Morphology -midterm

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An affix is a bound morpheme that belong to a lexical category.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How many morphemes in (uncomfortable)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

How many morphemes in ( Elementary )

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

4.

Mental lexicon: is a sort of internal dictionary

a)

True

b)

False

5.

basketball is a compound because we can not insert any word in the middle.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

-ness is a suffix that attach to verbs to change them to into nouns.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The meaning and category of compound not determined by part

a)

Exocentric compound

b)

Endocentric compound

8.

Bookshop

a)

Exocentric compound

b)

Endocentric compound

9.

spoilsport

a)

Exocentric compound

b)

Endocentric compound

10.

( functional shift ) forming new lexemes by shift the category

a)

coinage

b)

backformation

c)

conversion

11.

It is a relatively rare process ( usually product names)

a)

coinage

b)

backformation

c)

conversion

12.

which minor process create a new word pronounced as a series of letters

a)

Acronyms

b)

Initialisms

c)

Clipping

13.

consist of two parts - a prefix and suffix that create a new lexeme from the base

a)

Reduplication

b)

Circumfixes

14.

English nouns inflect possession

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Nouns in English inflect dual

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which language need a noun or a pronoun to show the gender

a)

English

b)

Arabic

c)

Spanish

17.

The only clear inflection in English is

a)

Nominative

b)

genitive

c)

accusative

d)

dative

18.

inflection to show the mood

a)

English

b)

Other languages

19.

In English we use ........... to inflect the passive voice.

a)

periphrastically

b)

periphrastic marking

20.

which verb tense English does not inflect

a)

past

b)

progressive

c)

future

21.

A paradigm for all form of ...... is called declension

a)

nouns

b)

verbs

c)

adjectives

d)

nouns and adjectives

22.

A table filled with exactly the same form of the base (spelling and pronunciation )

a)

suppletion

b)

syncretism

23.

un- is a prefix that attach to adjectives and verbs to change their category

a)

True

b)

False

24.

bedroom

a)

Endocentric

b)

Exocentric

25.

WIFI

a)

Blending

b)

Compounding

c)

clipping

26.

highlight

a)

Blending

b)

compounding

c)

conversion

d)

backformation

27.

BBC

a)

Acronyms

b)

clipping

c)

initialisms

28.

Haha - hehe

a)

consonant mutation

b)

abluat

29.

cowhand

a)

Exocentric

b)

Endocentric

30.

steamboat

a)

Endocentric

b)

Exocentric

31.

must have

a)

Endocentric

b)

Exocentric

32.

Loudmouth

a)

Endocentric

b)

Exocentric

33.

Handbag

a)

Endocentric

b)

Exocentric

34.

burgle - burglar

a)

Backformation

b)

conversion

c)

coingo

35.

fire engine

a)

Blending

b)

compounding

36.

to fix - a fix

a)

conversion

b)

backformation

37.

cool - to cool

a)

conversion

b)

backformation

38.

editor - edit

a)

conversion

b)

backformation

39.

Flu

a)

Acronyms

b)

Initialisms

c)

clipping

40.

CD

a)

initialisms

b)

Acronyms

c)

clipping

41.

Advertainment

a)

Blending

b)

compounding

c)

conversion

42.

verbs from existing nouns ( television - televise )

a)

conversion

b)

backformation

43.

Ablaut:A morphological process that affect he quality of vowels.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

baya - baya

a)

Full reduplication

b)

Partial reduplication

45.

laknan - iklankno

a)

Partial reduplication

b)

Full reduplication

c)

Circumfixes

46.

Tick - tick

a)

Full reduplication

b)

Partial reduplication

47.

Pin - Pipine

a)

Full reduplication

b)

Partial reduplication

48.

it is a total change in at least one item of the paradigm

a)

suppletion

b)

syncretism

49.

cut - cut

a)

suppletion

b)

syncretism

50.

go - went

a)

suppletion

b)

syncretism

51.

longer is and example of

a)

comparative

b)

superlative

52.

never change the category

a)

Derivational

b)

inflectional

53.

strongest is an example of

a)

comparative

b)

superlative

54.

Pin - Pipine

a)

Full reduplication

b)

Partial reduplication

55.

Pin - Pipine

a)

Full reduplication

b)

Partial reduplication

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