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Morphology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is morphology?

a)

the study of word parts

b)

the study of word meanings

c)

the study of the structure of words and form

d)

the study of the spelling of words

2.
A word part that goes at the beginning of a word and changes the word's meaning. 
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
3.

Lexical Morphemes have meaning by themselves while Grammatical Morphemes do not.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Grammatical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.

a)

nouns

b)

articles

c)

verbs

d)

prepositions

e)

conjunctions

5.

Two examples of Free Morphemes would be ___ and ___.

a)

free

b)

forgetful

c)

time

d)

stressed

6.

Lexical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.

a)

nouns

b)

prepositions

c)

verbs

d)

adjectives

e)

articles

7.

The underlined part in "a reserved room" is a(n):

a)

derivational suffix

b)

inflectional suffix

c)

derivational infix

d)

none of them

8.

Identify the word-formation process:


enjoy (v) + able (suffix) = enjoyable (adj)

a)

acronym

b)

blend

c)

root creation

d)

derivation

9.

how many morphemes of the word "conventional"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Non-derivation

a)

employee

b)

shoeless

c)

reread

d)

examining

11.

How many morphemes are there in the word 'intolerable'?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which of the following words undergo inflection?

a)

Closure

b)

Unlucky

c)

Ensure

d)

Active

13.

What are the functional morphemes in the following sentence " When he arrived in the morning , the old man had an umbrella and a large plastic bag full of books "

a)

when , he , in , the , an , and , a ,of

b)

arrived , morning , old , man , had , umbrella , large , plastic , bag books , full

14.

List the bound morphemes in these words : fearlessly , misleads , previewer , shortened , unhappier

a)

-less / -ly / -s

b)

pre / -er / en

c)

ed / un/er

d)

All of them

15.

What are the inflectional morphemes in these expressions " Have you eaten yet ? "

a)

-en

b)

none

16.

In the word; "UNIVERSAL". Which one is the preffix?

a)

UNI

b)

UN

c)

UNIVER

17.

Which list has all words with derivational morphology?

a)

unkind, Indo-European, morphology, Persians, within

b)

unkind, Indo-European, morphology, thought, within

c)

unkind, Indo-European, morphology, these, within

d)

unkind, Indo-European, morphology, feature, within

18.

Which list has all words with inflectional morphology?

a)

elements, linked, ordering, Persians, killed

b)

elements, linked, ordering, unkind, killed

c)

elements, linked, ordering, have, killed

d)

elements, linked, ordering, tend, killed

19.

In the English language inflectional morphemes can be...

a)

Prefixes, Suffixes and Infixes

b)

Prefixes, Suffixes

c)

Suffixes only

d)

Infixes only

20.

In the English language derivational morphemes can be...

a)

Prefixes, Suffixes and Infixes

b)

Prefixes, Suffixes

c)

Suffixes only

d)

Infixes only