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Morphology and Syntax [Pretest]

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Linguistics is the scientific study of the structure and development of language in general or of particular languages.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is not the branch of linguistics?

a)

Morphology

b)

Semantics

c)

Algebra

d)

Pragmatics

3.

A branch of linguistics that studies human sounds

a)

Phonetics

b)

Phonology

c)

Phoneme

d)

Phonotactic Constraint

4.

The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language

a)

Semantics

b)

Morphology

c)

Phonology

d)

Pragmatics

5.

Syntax means ...........

a)

ordering together

b)

compared to others

c)

at the same time with

d)

apart from

6.

Phonetics and phonology focus on ..........

a)

sounds

b)

structures

c)

meanings

7.

Morphology and syntax focus on ..........

a)

sounds

b)

structures

c)

meanings

8.

Semantics and pragmatics focus on ..........

a)

sounds

b)

structures

c)

meanings

9.

Which word is not in relation to the word CAT?

a)

Cats

b)

Cattish

c)

Catbird

d)

Catherine

10.

Is "CAT" a noun?

a)

Yes

b)

No