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A Century of Morphology

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

rider

a)

free morpheme

b)

bound morpheme

c)

inflectional morpheme

d)

derivational morpheme

2.

colder

a)

free morpheme

b)

bound morpheme

c)

inflectional morpheme

d)

derivational morpheme

3.

silver

a)

free morpheme

b)

bound morpheme

c)

inflectional morpheme

d)

derivational morpheme

4.

rotation

a)

free morpheme

b)

bound morpheme

c)

inflectional morpheme

d)

derivational morpheme

5.

lens

a)

free morpheme

b)

bound morpheme

c)

inflectional morpheme

d)

derivational morpheme

6.

Identify the word-formation process:


Philippine Statistics Authority → PSA

a)

derivation

b)

acronym

c)

root creation

d)

clipped form

7.

Identify the word-formation process:


examination → exam

a)

derivation

b)

acronym

c)

root creation

d)

clipped form

8.

Identify the word-formation process:


breakfast + lunch = brunch

a)

blend

b)

acronym

c)

proper name

d)

category extension

9.

Identify the word-formation process:


(a) I have an ant bite on my arm;


(b) It’s important to arm yourself with a solid education.

a)

blend

b)

acronym

c)

proper name

d)

category extension

10.

Identify the word-formation process:


hamburger < Hamburg (Germany)

a)

blend

b)

acronym

c)

proper name

d)

category extension

11.

Identify the word-formation process:


Kodak

a)

acronym

b)

blend

c)

root creation

d)

derivation

12.

Identify the word-formation process:


enjoy (v) + able (suffix) = enjoyable (adj)

a)

acronym

b)

blend

c)

root creation

d)

derivation

13.

Identify the word-formation process:


The committee chair sat in the center chair.

a)

acronym

b)

blend

c)

category extension

d)

clipped form

14.

Identify the word-formation process:


picture + graph → pictograph

a)

acronym

b)

blend

c)

category extension

d)

clipped form

15.

Identify the word-formation process:


present + -er = presenter

a)

derivation

b)

blend

c)

back formation

d)

root creation

16.

What is the smallest linguistic unit that has meaning or grammatical function?

a)

allomorph

b)

assimilation

c)

epenthesis

d)

morpheme

17.

What is the allomorph in the word children?

a)

child

b)

-en

c)

ren

18.

What is the process of removing a segment from certain phonetic concepts?


example: blind > [blaın]

a)

deletion

b)

dissimilation

c)

epenthesis

d)

metathesis

19.

What is the process that results in two sounds becoming less alike in articulatory or acoustic terms?


example: library > libary

a)

deletion

b)

dissimilation

c)

epenthesis

d)

metathesis

20.

A word element that can stand alone as a word.

a)

Morpheme

b)

Free morpheme

c)

Bound morpheme

d)

Inflectional morpheme

21.

A word element that cannot stand alone as a word.

a)

Morpheme

b)

Free morpheme

c)

Bound morpheme

d)

Derivational morpheme

22.

Change the semantic meaning or part of speech of the impacted word when coupled with a root.

a)

Free morpheme

b)

Bound morpheme

c)

Inflectional morpheme

d)

Derivational morpheme

23.

Are used to create a variant form of a word in order to signal grammatical information without changing the meanings.

a)

Free morphemes

b)

Bound morphemes

c)

Inflectional morphemes

d)

Derivational morphemes

24.

What is the smallest unit of the word: disembarked

(a)  

25.

What is the smallest unit of the word: inferiority

(a)  

26.

What is the smallest unit of the word: Inhumanely

(a)  

27.

What is the smallest unit of the word: Mercilessly

(a)  

28.

What is the smallest unit of the word: Relaxing

(a)  

29.

BEAUTIFULLY is an example of derivational morpheme, from adjective to (a)   .

30.

OXEN is an example of:_______________

a)

inflectional morpheme

b)

derivational morpheme

31.

HOPEFUL is an example of derivational morpheme: from noun to (a)   .

32.

Change "happy" from adjective to adverb...

(a)  

33.

Change "happy" from adjective to noun...

(a)  

34.

What is morphology?

a)

the study of word parts

b)

the study of word meanings

c)

the study of the structure of words and form

d)

the study of the spelling of words

35.
A word part that goes at the beginning of a word and changes the word's meaning. 
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
36.

What does the root "multi" mean?

a)

thrown

b)

two

c)

life

d)

many

37.

What does the root "chron" mean?

a)

time

b)

minute

c)

hour

d)

day

38.

What does the root "meter" mean?

a)

measure

b)

money

c)

time

d)

around

39.

What does the prefix "geo" mean?

a)

earth

b)

sky

c)

sun

d)

around

40.

What does the root "graph" mean?

a)

write

b)

speak

c)

sing

d)

hear

41.

What does the prefix "bi" mean?

a)

two

b)

one

c)

ten

d)

five

42.

What does the prefix "centi" mean?

a)

one hundredth

b)

one minute

c)

one thousand

d)

one century

43.
What does "scrib" mean?
a)
write
b)
throw
c)
move up or step up
d)
earth
44.

What does "biannual" mean?

a)

fear of sleep

b)

outside the Earth's atmophere

c)

study of the Earth

d)

occurring twice a year

45.

A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Root

d)

Verb

46.

A word part added to the end of a word to change the meaning is a

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Verb

d)

Suffix

47.

What prefix does NOT mean together

a)

co (Cooperate)

b)

com (Community)

c)

tele (telephone)

d)

sym (symphony)

48.

What prefix does NOT mean "against" or "war"

a)

anti

b)

pre

c)

contra

d)

belli

49.

what is the meaning of the prefix "div"

a)

many

b)

together

c)

divide

d)

two

50.
What does kilo mean?
a)
thousand
b)
hundred
c)
ten
d)
ten thousand
51.

The root word meter means

a)

to measure something in length

b)

to measure something in weight

c)

to measure something in height

52.

The root word milli means

a)

your youngest little baby sibling

b)

1/1,000

c)

1/100

d)

1,000

53.

The prefix 'un' means:

a)

do

b)

not

c)

fix

d)

undo

54.

The prefix 'anti-' means:

a)

mix

b)

with

c)

antibacterial

d)

against

55.

'Morph' means (a)  

56.

A 'root word' is a word from:

a)

another language

b)

Latin

c)

a bound base

d)

a difficult list

57.

'geo' as in 'geology' is an example of:

a)

bound base

b)

suffix

c)

base word

d)

root word

58.

The root word 'hydra' means:

a)

water

b)

horse

c)

prefix

d)

monster

59.

The root word 'phobia' means:

a)

spiders

b)

dislike

c)

fear

d)

prefix

60.

The root word 'cycl' means:

a)

possible

b)

circle / round

c)

monster

d)

riding a bike

61.

The root word 'min' means:

a)

miniature

b)

big

c)

over

d)

small

62.

The prefix 'bene' means:

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

possible

d)

land

63.

The prefix 'hyper' means:

a)

under

b)

not enough / small

c)

over / too much

d)

above

64.

The prefix 'post' means:

a)

before

b)

after

c)

during

d)

in the future

65.

The suffix 'able' means:

a)

can't

b)

possible

c)

doing

d)

study of

66.

The prefix 'sub' means:

a)

dog

b)

create

c)

above

d)

under

67.

Suffixes go at the ____ of a word:

a)

end

b)

start

c)

middle point

d)

before

68.

The suffix 'ology' means:

a)

small

b)

possible

c)

study of

d)

read

69.

pre-

a)

before

b)

again

c)

small

d)

sound

70.

re-

a)

able to

b)

again

c)

not

d)

before

71.

un-

a)

wrongly, badly

b)

not

c)

again

d)

before

72.

-ly

a)

able to

b)

in that way

c)

without

d)

before

73.

-less

a)

able to

b)

not

c)

in that way

d)

without

74.

A prefix is ____________.

a)

a word on its own

b)

attached to the beginning of a word

c)

attached to the end of a word

d)

a part of speech

75.

A suffix is ____________.

a)

a word on its own

b)

attached to the beginning of a word

c)

attached to the end of a word

d)

a part of speech

76.

The suffix -ful means?

a)

in that way

b)

full of

c)

without

d)

before

77.
What does the root word port mean?
a)
face, forehead, foremost part
b)
to carry
c)
to write
d)
life
78.
What do the suffix ER, OR ?
a)
out of, from
b)
an action; condition; causing a specific action
c)
changes a verb to noun (person)
d)
without
79.
What type of Figurative Language is " Anthony has butterflies in his belly"?
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
simile
d)
personifaction
80.

Which word means to read again?

a)

preread

b)

misread

c)

reread

d)

unread

81.

Which word means to cook before?

a)

recook

b)

precook

c)

miscook

d)

uncook

82.

Which word means not healthy?

a)

dishealthy

b)

unhealthy

c)

rehealthy

d)

prehealthy

83.
What does the word unkind mean?
a)
helpful
b)
nice
c)
not kind 
d)
hungry
84.
Something that is wonderful is
a)
in a way that is wonder
b)
to wonder again
c)
to wonder wrongly
d)
full of wonder
85.

Which word means not wise?

a)

unwise

b)

imwise

c)

miswise

d)

wise guy

86.

The root word PORT means

a)

to write

b)

to study

c)

to carry

d)

to hold

87.

What does the root word SPECT mean?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

water

d)

to look / see

88.

What is a spectator?

a)

someone who is looking / peeking

b)

someone who tells people what to do

c)

someone who shares

d)

a mean person

89.

Morphology is NOT:

a)

the study of word structure

b)

a branch of linguistics

c)

the study of meaning

90.

Words are meaningful combinations of phonemes.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Morphemes are:

a)

the study of word structure

b)

the smallest meaningful units that words are divided into

c)

sound units that words are divided into

92.

Free morphemes are:

a)

morphemes that cannot stand alone as a word

b)

affixes

c)

morphemes that can stand alone as an independent word

93.

Bound morphemes are:

a)

morphemes that can stand alone as an independent word

b)

affixes

c)

open class of words

94.

Inflectional bound morphemes:

a)

can create a new word

b)

do not create new words

c)

can stand alone as an independent word

95.

Derivational bound morphemes:

a)

add grammatical information

b)

can create a new word

c)

can stand alone as an independent word

96.

In the word “creators” (create+ -or + -s), the final morpheme is:

a)

an inflectional morpheme

b)

a derivational morpheme

c)

a lexical morpheme

97.

What type of morpheme is the suffix 'less' in the word 'thoughtless'?

a)

an inflectional morpheme

b)

a derivational morpheme

c)

a lexical morpheme

98.

A morpheme is physically realized (pronounced) as one or more morphs. These morphs are called allomorphs.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Word formation processes in which words are shortened are:

a)

compounding and blending

b)

back-formation and clipping

c)

conversion

100.

Word formation processes in which words are combined are:

a)

compounding and blending

b)

back-formation and clipping

c)

eponyms

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