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Morphology quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is morphology?

a)

The study of the rules governing the sounds that form words

b)

The study of the rules governing sentence formation

c)

The study of the rules governing word formation

d)

The study of the rules governing the relationship between word and social aspects

2.

What is a morpheme?

a)

The smallest unit of a particular language

b)

The minimal pair of a chosen phrase

c)

The smallest meaningful unit of a word

d)

 

The minimal item of a linguistic unit

3.

Which is not an example of "allomorph"?

a)

The plural morpheme in English (-s, -es, en)

b)

The negative morphemes in English (un-, im-, il-, in-)

c)

The morphemes in (go, goes, gone)

4.

 

Choose the example principal 3 distribution complementary!

a)

here, hear

b)

s, es, ies

c)

sea, see

d)

all answers are correct

5.

Choose the example principal 1 Same form same meaning!

a)

go, went, gone

b)

read, cut, sheep

c)

buyer, worker, singer

d)

here, hear

6.

Also known as null morphemes, are a type of morpheme that has no visible changes, usually, but changes meaning in some way. That statement is principe..

a)

Principe 1

b)

Principe 4

c)

Principe 5

d)

Principe 6

7.

Choose the example principal 2 different form but same meaning!

a)

write, wrote, written

b)

a, an

c)

s, es, ies

d)

all answers are correct

8.

Choose the example principal 5!

a)

here, head

b)

see, saw

c)

two, to

d)

all answers are correct

9.

How many morphemes does the word "antiestablishment" have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

10.

What is the main difference between free and bound morphemes?

a)

Free morphemes are dependent and must be attached to another morpheme where as bound morphemes are independent.

b)

Free morphemes belong in the open class and all bound morphemes belong in the closed class.

c)

Free morphemes can stand alone, but bound morphemes have to be attached to a base morpheme/root.