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Introduction to Linguistics - L3 Roots, Bases, & Stems (rev.)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Any structure to which an affix is added."

This is a definition of:

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

2.

"Any morpheme on which the rest of a word is built".

This is a definition of:

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

3.

Which of the following 2 structures can be the same part in a word?

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

4.

"Any base to which a grammatical (inflectional) affix may be added"

This is a definition of:

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Base

5.

Which type of affix is "-er" in the word "developer"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

6.

Which type of affix is "-al" in "recreational"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

7.

Which type of affix is "im-" in "impossible"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

8.

Which type of affix is "-en" in "darken"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

9.

Which type of affix is "-en" in "driven"?

a)

Inflectional

b)

Derivational

10.

How many root(s) is/are there in the word "outnumbered"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which of the following words belong to the same group?

a)

writer

b)

user

c)

inner

d)

foreigner

12.

How do you explain this underlined word:

The writer counted the quires of his manuscript and the leaves.

a)

Verb

Morphological indication: it ends with the suffix -es which is an inflection for present tense

Syntactic indication: it appears after the subject so it's a verb

Semantic indication: it means the action of counting

b)

Noun

Morphological indication: it ends with a suffix -es which is a plural suffix

Syntactic indication: it appears after the determiner "the" which is only used before a noun

Semantic indication: it means something that can be counted

c)

Adverb

Morphological indication: it ends with a suffix -es which is a suffix for adverb

Syntactic indication: it appears after a verb so it must be an adverb that describes manner

Semantic indication: it means how the action of counting is carried out