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WorksheetsPhonetics & Linguistics Revision 1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
What do inflectional morphemes do?
modify a word's form to indicate grammatical features like tense, number, possession, or comparison without changing its core meaning or part of speech.
create new words by changing a word’s meaning or part of speech, such as turning a noun into a verb or adding new lexical content.
What do derivational morphemes do?
modify a word's form to indicate grammatical features like tense, number, possession, or comparison without changing its core meaning or part of speech.
create new words by changing a word’s meaning or part of speech, such as turning a noun into a verb or adding new lexical content.
Is -s (e.g., dogs) a derivational or inflectional morpheme?
Derivational
Inflectional
Is -ness (e.g., happiness) a derivational or inflectional morpheme?
Derivational
Inflectional
What is the main function of derivational morphemes?
To add comparison or possession.
To add grammatical meaning to a word.
To create new words or change a word's part of speech.
To indicate tense or number.
Which of the following words contains a derivational morpheme?
Cats
Played
Teacher
Running
Identify the word with an inflectional morpheme:
Dislike
Rewriting
Bigger
Joyfully
The morpheme -ly in the word happily is a (a) morpheme.
*Assume the word is correctly produced in Australian English.
Which IPA symbol represents the vowel sound in the word cat?
/æ/
/ɪ/
/ʌ/
/e/
Which vowel sound does /ɜː/ represent in Australian English?
The vowel in bird.
The vowel in but.
The vowel in bed.
The vowel in bad.
What is the IPA symbol for the vowel sound in boot?
/uː/
/oː/
/ʊ/
The IPA symbol /aɪ/ represents a diphthong
True
False
Transcribe Fossil
(a)
The main articulators for speech are the structures in the vocal tract that shape and modify airflow to produce speech sounds. What are the main articulators?
lips, tongue, teeth, jaw
lips, nose, jaw
tongue, teeth, and pharynx
How many clauses are in the following phrase:
We are going to the beach
0
1
2
3
What is an auxiliary verb?
A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition
A verb that expresses an action or state of being on its own
A word that connects different clauses or phrases together
A helping verb used with a main verb to express tense, mood, aspect, or voice
What is a noun?
A word that describes or modifies a verb
A word that represents a specific time, place, or event
A word that represents a person, place, thing, or abstract idea
A word that shows a relationship between different words in a sentence
What is an adjective?
A word that shows the relationship between a noun and other words
A word that expresses an action or event in the sentence
A word that modifies a noun to describe its characteristics or qualities; a "describing" word
A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
What is a pronoun?
A word that connects phrases or clauses together
A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition or simplify a sentence
A word that describes a person or thing in place of an adjective
A word that expresses an action or state of being
What is a verb?
A word that represents a specific quantity or possession
A word that links clauses or phrases together
A word that expresses an action, event, or state of being; a "doing" word
A word that describes or modifies a noun
What is an adverb?
A word that expresses a strong feeling or exclamation
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often describing how, when, where, or to what extent something occurs
A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition
A word that shows the relationship between a noun and other words in a sentence
What is a preposition?
A word that expresses an emotional reaction or sudden exclamation
A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words, often indicating time, place, direction, or manner
A word that modifies a verb to show its tense or aspect
A word that links clauses or phrases and shows their relationship
What is a determiner?
A word that describes a person, place, or thing
A word that connects two clauses or phrases
A word that introduces a noun and provides information such as quantity, ownership, or specificity
A word that modifies a verb to show how an action is performed
