WorksheetsEnglish Language first checkpoint
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is morphology the study of?
the level of language consisting of vocabulary
the study of sentences
how things are put together
the level of language consisting of sounds
What is a bound morpheme?
an affix placed before the stem of a word
a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word
a prefix placed after the stem of a word
the smallest unit of language that can stand alone
Which of the following is NOT an affix?
ly
ing
uni
go
What do derivational affixes do?
create new words by changing the word class or meaning
indicate a change of tense
indicate a change of action
nothing worth commenting on
Why are inflectional affixes ALWAYS suffixes?
just because they are
because they indicate grammatical features
because they are always at the end of a word
because they are bound morphemes
Which of these sentences contains a COMPARATIVE inflectional affix?
My cat is fatter than your cat
My cat is the fattest cat I know
My cat is lovely
My cat eats more food than my dog
Compound, complex, simple sentences can be defined as sentence types according to...
meaning
difficulty
structure
tense
An interrogative sentence can be summed up as one that ...
makes statements
gives commands
adds emphasis
asks questions
Compound sentences are joined by...
verbs
morphemes
punctuation
conjunctions
A subordinate clause can be defined as
a main clause
a clause that is equally important to the main clause
a clause that mean nothing on its own
a clause that does as its told
Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?
and
but
although
so
Identify the complex sentence:
Even though she arrived late, she still enjoyed the concert.
The bell rang and the lesson started.
I run every day.
You did what?
What are the four sentence types according to meaning?
simple, compound, complex, short
noun, verb, adjective, adverb
declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, imperative
clause, conjunction, affix, morpheme
Which of the following is NOT a compound sentence?
I went for a walk, even though it was raining.
They rushed to the hospital, but it was too late.
I saw Joe yesterday but he didn't see me.
She likes tea and I like coffee.
Which of these sentences contains a superlative inflectional affix?
The dog ran quickly.
The bus arrived late.
This quiz is harder than I thought!
English is the best subject in the world.
