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Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Morphology is NOT:
the study of word structure
a branch of linguistics
the study of meaning
Words are meaningful combinations of phonemes.
True
False
Morphemes are:
the study of word structure
the smallest meaningful units that words are divided into
sound units that words are divided into
Free morphemes are:
morphemes that cannot stand alone as a word
affixes
morphemes that can stand alone as an independent word
Bound morphemes are:
morphemes that can stand alone as an independent word
affixes
open class of words
Inflectional bound morphemes:
can create a new word
do not create new words
can stand alone as an independent word
Derivational bound morphemes:
add grammatical information
can create a new word
can stand alone as an independent word
In the word “creators” (create+ -or + -s), the final morpheme is:
an inflectional morpheme
a derivational morpheme
a lexical morpheme
What type of morpheme is the suffix 'less' in the word 'thoughtless'?
an inflectional morpheme
a derivational morpheme
a lexical morpheme
A morpheme is physically realized (pronounced) as one or more morphs. These morphs are called allomorphs.
True
False
The word “cat” has:
1 morpheme and 3 phonemes
3 morphemes and 1 phoneme
Word formation processes in which words are shortened are:
compounding and blending
back-formation and clipping
conversion
Word formation processes in which words are combined are:
compounding and blending
back-formation and clipping
eponyms
