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MORPHOLOGY

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“The process of cutting off the beginning or the end of the word, or both, leaving a part to stand for the whole” is called:

a)

Blending

b)

Acronymy

c)

Clipping

d)

Affixation

2.

In “audible”, the center morpheme “audi” is a …

a)

free base

b)

stem

c)

base

d)

bound base

3.

If there is a derivational prefix and inflectional suffix in the same word, which of the following is suggested to be the first cut?

a)

Between the derivational prefix and the rest of the word

b)

In the middle of the number of morphemes in the word

c)

Between the inflectional suffix and the rest of the word

d)

After the first morpheme/allomorph of the word

4.

Can we add a prefix to derived adjectives that have been formed by morphological rules?

a)

Yes, we can.

b)

No, we cannot.

5.

How many types of inflectional suffixes are there  in English?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

6.

How many types of allomorphs are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

How many characteristics does a word have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

8.

“wet” is an adjective and can also be used as a verb. Which type of word formation is it?

a)

Blending

b)

Conversion

c)

Borrowing

d)

Coinage

9.

In derivation, the affix can be only be a  suffix

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None of the above

d)

It depends.

10.

What is the definition of Immediate Constituents (ICs)?

a)

ICs are any of the inflectional suffixes forming a larger unit.

b)

ICs are any of the morphemes in a larger unit.

c)

ICs are any of the derivational affixes forming a larger unit.

d)

ICs are any of the two meaningful parts forming a larger unit.

11.

“Bound morphemes can be uttered alone with meaning”. Is this statement True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which statement is THE MOST CORRECT?

a)

Homonyms can belong to the same morpheme.

b)

Allomorphs of different morphemes never sound alike. 

c)

Both of them are correct

d)

Neither of them is correct

13.

What feature(s) does a compound have?

a)

Phonological feature

b)

Syntactic feature

c)

Semantic feature

d)

All are correct

14.

According to Arnold (1986), a stem containing one or more affixes is called:

a)

a derived stem

b)

an inflectional paradigm

c)

a constituent element

d)

an inflected form

15.

 “Inflectional suffixes are part of the syntax of the English language”. Is this statement True or False? 

a)

True

b)

False