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Mph&S

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

All affixes in English are bound morphemes.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Choose the best answer:

A morpheme has

a)

just meaning and no grammatical function

b)

grammatical function or meaning

c)

grammatical function but no meaning

d)

None of them

3.

What's the correct morphological representation in the following words. ( root - affixes )

"Preschoolers"

a)

pre - schooler - s

b)

pre - school - er - s

c)

preschool - er - s

d)

pre - school - ers

4.

They are bound morphemes that occur before, within or after a base.

a)

Infixes

b)

Prefixes

c)

Suffixes

d)

Affixes

5.

Which is NOT a characteristic of inflectional suffixes?

a)

They come last in a word

b)

They do not pile up

c)

They change the part of speech of a word

d)

They go with all stems

6.

Word formation processes in which words are combined are:

a)

compounding and blending

b)

back-formation and clipping

c)

eponyms

7.

Word formation processes in which words are shortened are:

a)

compounding and blending

b)

back-formation and clipping

c)

conversion

8.

We offer free __________________ for purchases over € 100 (DELIVER).

a)

deliverable

b)

deliverer

c)

delivery

9.

You need a lot of (a)   to write a good story (IMAGINE)

10.

. I have a very good (a)   with both my parents (RELATION)

11.

BRUNCH

a)

blending

b)

clipping

c)

compounding

d)

conversion

12.

The process of reducing a word such as a noun to a shorter version and using it as a new word such as a verb.

a)

Clipping

b)

Blending

c)

Compounding

d)

Backformation

13.

The process of changing the function of a word, such as a noun to a verb (without any reduction) as a way of forming new words.

a)

Conversion

b)

Clipping

c)

Borrowing

d)

Acronym

14.

A new word formed from the initial letters of other words.

a)

Calque

b)

Acronym

c)

Clipping

d)

Compounding

15.

The process of combining two (or more) words to form a new word.

a)

Compounding

b)

Derivation

c)

Blending

d)

Clipping

16.

The process of forming new words by adding affixes.

a)

Borrowing

b)

Backformation

c)

Compounding

d)

Derivation

17.

The process of changing the function of a word, such as a noun to a verb (without any reduction) as a way of forming new words.

a)

Conversion

b)

Clipping

c)

Borrowing

d)

Acronym

18.

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)

Some derivational morphemes in English (-ment, ly, -able)

19.

What is a morphemes?

a)

The minimal item of a linguistic unit

b)

The minimal pair of a chosen phrase

c)

The smallest meaningful unit of a word

d)

The smallest unit of a particular language

20.

Which choice describes the basic properties of derivational morphemes?

a)

Derivational morphemes are affixes which change numbers or tenses

b)

Derivational morphemes are affixes which can change the meaning or parts of speech of words

21.

What is the main difference between free and bound morphemes?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

22.

Derivational rules can be applied ONLY ONCE to a stem to produce new lexical items (e.g. friend --> friendly).

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which choice shows an example of an inflectional morpheme?

a)

Reform --> Reformation

b)

Replace --> Replacement

c)

Regret --> Regrets

24.

How many morphemes do the words "unreliable" & "antiestablishment" have?

a)

2 & 3

b)

2 & 2

c)

3 & 3

d)

1 & 1

25.

Which is an example of using affixation to form new words?

a)

Storeroom

b)

Disappear

c)

Blanket (v) --> blanket (n) --> blanket (adj)