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Morphology Form

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Morphology mean?

a)

the study of or the science of

b)

thinking about thinking

c)

the study of the forms of words

d)

all of the above

2.

True or False:

A suffix will never appear at the end of a word.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which answers are Prefixes? (choose more than one)

a)

pro

b)

ure

c)

logy

d)

pre

4.

Which prefix is being used in all of these examples: pretest, preteen, predict, and precedence

a)

Pr-

b)

P-

c)

Pre-

d)

Pred-

5.

What does the prefix pre- mean?

a)

Before

b)

During

c)

After

d)

Never

6.

which suffix is being used in all of these examples: biology, sociology, entomology, and radiology

a)

Bio-

b)

-gy

c)

biology

d)

-logy

7.

Which suffix is used in all of these examples: capture, exposure, procedure, feature, and conjecture

a)

-ure

b)

-re

c)

-ture

d)

none of the above

8.

What does the prefix pro- mean? (choose two)

a)

Favor

b)

Backward

c)

Behind

d)

Forward

9.

What does the suffix -ure mean?

a)

the study of

b)

the grossness of

c)

this or that

d)

Shows actions or results

10.

What root means to hear?

a)

audi

b)

mem

c)

gest

d)

side

11.

Spire means to

a)

to climb

b)

to tackle

c)

to breathe

d)

to see

12.

What root means birth, origin, race?

a)

numer

b)

mem

c)

gen

d)

claim

13.

We try to conserve, recycle paper. What does serve mean?

a)

use

b)

get

c)

give

d)

save, keep, protect

14.

The teacher exclaimed, "Testing is over." Claim means?

a)

declare

b)

answer

c)

ask

d)

respond

15.

Which word means an event that happens before another?

a)

Postpone

b)

Antecedent

c)

Simplify

d)

Dentist

16.

Which word has a different prefix?

a)

Antecedent

b)

Antechamber

c)

Postdate

d)

Anterior

17.

Auto is an example of a

a)

syllable

b)

root

c)

prefix

d)

suffix

18.

Which choice does not belong?

a)

prideful

b)

spiteful

c)

kindness

d)

helpful

19.

Flect/flex is a

a)

root

b)

syllable

c)

suffix

d)

prefix

20.

The word autocorrect has

a)

two syllables

b)

a root

c)

a compound word

d)

a suffix

21.

Which prefix means reduce or opposite of

a)

de

b)

un

c)

pre

d)

in

22.

Teacher, speaker, conductor all have a

a)

root

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

morpheme

23.

What is the root in the word prescribe?

a)

pre

b)

scribe

c)

duct

d)

or

24.

How many morphemes are there in inspector?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

The word misfortune has

a)

a prefix

b)

a compound word

c)

a suffix

d)

one syllable

26.

We learn morphology to

a)

learn our number sense

b)

improve our cursive skills

c)

be able to break apart hard words

d)

be able to break apart hard math problems

27.

Morphology is the study of words and word-making or word formation.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A morpheme that must be attached to another element is a free morpheme.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Derivation uses an affix to build a word with a meaning and /or category .............. from that of its base.

a)

same

b)

distinct

30.

The morpheme that determines the category of the entire word is called the .................

a)

root

b)

base

c)

stem

d)

head

31.

Morphologically, Chinese employs ( ) as a productive method of word formation

a)

derivation

b)

inflection

c)

compounding

32.

What meaningful word part can be added to the front of a base word or root?

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

base

d)

suffix

33.

What meaningful word part carries the most important part of a word's meaning but usually cannot stand alone?

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

suffix

34.

What meaningful word part can be added to the end of a base word or root?

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

base

d)

suffix

35.

The word part "dis" is a

a)

root

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

verb

36.

Which word does not belong?

a)

sweeten

b)

dampen

c)

lengthen

d)

height

37.

What do these words have in common? midnight, disable, endanger

a)

they all have a root

b)

they all have a suffix

c)

they all have long vowels

d)

they all have a prefix

38.

What do val, rupt, tract, and bio all have in common?

a)

they are all roots

b)

they are all one syllables

c)

they are all suffixes

d)

they are all prefixes

39.

What do the words inspect, perspective, spectacles, spectator have in common?

a)

a root

b)

a prefix

c)

a suffix

d)

a syllable

40.

How many morphemes are there in the word 'intolerable'?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Which prefixes have similar meaning?

a)

intra- and inter-

b)

pre- and re-

c)

un- and dis-

d)

macro- and micro

42.

How many morphemes are there in the word 'immaturity'?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

43.

Which suffixes refer to adjectives (words that describe nouns)?

a)

-ful and -ous

b)

-ment and -ness

c)

-ent and -ant

d)

-ly and -en

44.

What is the root for the word 'vivisection'?

a)

ion

b)

viv

c)

sect

d)

section

45.

Lexical Morphemes have meaning by themselves while Grammatical Morphemes do not.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Grammatical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.

a)

nouns

b)

articles

c)

verbs

d)

prepositions

e)

conjunctions

47.

Which type of morpheme can stand alone?

a)

Free Morphemes

b)

Bound Morphemes

48.

Two examples of Free Morphemes would be ___ and ___.

a)

free

b)

forgetful

c)

time

d)

stressed

49.

Which type of morphemes consist of a root and an affix?

a)

Free Morpheme

b)

Bound Morpheme

50.

Affixes can be subdivided into ___ and ___.

a)

roots

b)

prefixes

c)

suffixes

51.

Lexical Morphemes are typically __(choose 3)__.

a)

nouns

b)

prepositions

c)

verbs

d)

adjectives

e)

articles

52.

The picture above demonstrates the 8 Derivational Morphemes in the English language.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Are all Inflectional Affixes suffixes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

54.

English speakers recognize that the words dog and dogs are closely related. What does mean the letter "s"?

a)

Plurality morpheme "-s".

b)

That means apostrophe.

c)

Doesn't mean anything at all.

d)

The morpheme of the letter "g".

55.

What are the types of word formation called?

a)

Derivation and compounding.

b)

Root and Composition.

c)

Letters and numbers.

d)

Words and roots

56.

Compounding is...

a)

A process of letters formation that involves derivation complete word forms into a single compound form.

b)

A process of food formation that involves meat complete meal forms into a perfect dish.

c)

A process of word formation that involves combining complete word forms into a single compound form.

57.

Dog catcher, is a compound because...

a)

As both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form.

b)

As both dog and catcher aren't complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form.

c)

As both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but aren't subsequently treated as parts of one form.

58.

Derivation involves...

a)

Affixing bound forms to existing lexemes, whereby the addition of the affix derives a new lexeme.

b)

Affixing bound forms to existing lexemes, whereby the addition of the affix doesn't derive a new lexeme.

c)

Putting of: Suspensive points, commas, uppercase, lowercase, periods, to create a new specific word.

59.

A meaningful word part that comes before the root word.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

predicate

d)

affix

60.

A meaningful word part that can change the part of speech or make a word plural.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

predicate

d)

affix

61.

The most important part of a word, gives basic meaning

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

root word

d)

predicate

62.
A __________ is the smallest unit of meaning is a word.
a)
Phoneme
b)
Morpheme
c)
Meme
d)
Morphology
63.
A meaning of the prefix "under" is...
a)
too much
b)
too far
c)
too lean
d)
too little
64.
In the word "overact," the prefix "over" means...
a)
above
b)
too much
c)
among
d)
large
65.

A meaningful word part that can come before or after a root word.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

predicate

d)

affix

66.

What is a Morpheme?

a)

It is a sentence

b)

Something related with sounds

c)

Minimal unit of a sentence

d)

Combine sentences

67.

Complete the sentence according to the text: A word is made up of____________

a)

Just 1 morpheme

b)

None morpheme

c)

Nothing

d)

One or more morphemes

68.

What is the difference between free and bound morpheme?

a)

There is not difference between them

b)

A free morpheme cannot stand alone as single words and bound morpheme doesn't need to be attached to another word.

c)

A free morpheme can stand alone as single words and bound morpheme needs to be attached to another word.

d)

Teacher knows

69.

A derivational morpheme_________________

a)

Makes an old word from new ones

b)

Makes a new word from old ones

c)

Does not change the part of speech or the basic meaning of a word.

d)

Does not occur "inside" any inflectional affixes

70.

Examples of inflectional morphemes can be

a)

Boy-Boys

b)

Chair-Tables

c)

Girl-Girls

d)

Shoe-Slippers

71.

Words that consist of only one morpheme can be termed

a)

regular words

b)

simplex words

c)

complex words

d)

compound words

72.
The lexeme WALK has forms like walk, walks, walked, walking that can be used in different grammatical contexts. When we change the form of a word so that it fits in a particular grammatical context, we are concerned with what linguists call ...
a)
derivation
b)
inflection
c)
morpheme
d)
lexeme
73.

How many morphemes consist in word “women’s”?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

74.

Which analysis is correct in analyzing word “seen” using morphemic analysis

a)

2 Morpehemes {SEE} + {pstprt}

b)

2 Morphemes {SEE} + {past}

c)

3 Morphemes {SEE} + {past} + {pstprt}

d)

3 Morphemes {SEE} + {past} + {compr}

75.

What is the root from "unbelieveable"?

a)

Believe

b)

Unbelieive

c)

Unbelieveable

d)

Believeable

76.

If we divide the word "computer" into compute + er we are doing:

a)

Morphological analysis

b)

Semantic analysis

c)

Syntactic analysis

d)

Orthographic analysis

77.

This is an example of "clipping" in the word formation process (reduction of a word to one of its parts)

a)

Burglar → burgle

b)

Facsimile → fax

c)

slow → slowness

d)

Foot / Print → footprint

78.

A word is best defined in terms of internal stability (is it further divisible?) and external mobility (can it be moved to a different position in a sentence?).

a)

YES

b)

NO

79.

A morpheme is:

a)

The smallest unit which carries meaning.

b)

The stress syllable in a word.

c)

The most complex part of a sentence.

d)

A letter that has a variable sound.

80.

An example of internal stability is:

a)

Complexity - complexion

b)

Building - built

c)

carefully - carefull - care

d)

water - wa

81.

One of the purposes of analysing the internal structure of sentences is:

a)

To demonstrate the relatedness of certain sentences

b)

To reveal errors in the sentences

c)

To make the languages more difficult

d)

None of the previous options

82.
The suffix -ish means
ex. greenish, selfish
a)
in a certain way
b)
full of
c)
like
83.
Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning
a)
True
b)
False
84.
When do you use the suffix -er and -ier
a)
To compare 2 things
b)
To compare more than two things
85.

Pick the answer that has derivatives of the same root word.

a)

happy, merry, excited,

b)

good, bad

c)

car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle

d)

read, reread, readability, reading

86.

Open class or content words are defined as

a)

the words that convey conceptual meaning

b)

words that are open to interpretation

c)

words that cannot be added to a language

d)

words that do not carry conceptual meaning

87.

What is NOT an example of an open (content) class word?

a)

a noun

b)

a pronoun

c)

a verb

d)

an adverb

88.

What is an example of a closed class (function) words?

a)

conjuctions

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

nouns

89.

a minimal unit of meaning is called a

a)

tagmeme

b)

lexeme

c)

morpheme

d)

phoneme

90.

inflectional morpheme

a)

changes meanings and parts of speech

b)

does not change meanings or parts of speech

c)

makes adverbs from adjectives

d)

smallest part of a word that precedes the root

91.

What is NOT an example of an inflectional morpheme?

a)

-ing

b)

-ed

c)

-s

d)

-ish

92.

What is an example of an inflectional morpheme?

a)

-er to form a comparative adjective

b)

-ly to form an adverb from an adjective

c)

-ize to form a verb from a noun

d)

-ic to form an adjective

93.

Free morpheme

a)

cannot stand alone

b)

can stand alone

c)

can be a prefix

d)

can be a suffix

94.

A variant of a morpheme that does not change its identity

a)

allomorph

b)

allophone

c)

allotted

d)

alloy

95.

Which of the four options are Prefixes?

a)

pro

b)

ure

c)

logy

d)

ness

96.

Identify the number of bound morphemes in the text:


Mary has two little sisters who are always the loudest when crying.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

97.

Inflectional morphemes are often used to make words of different grammatical category from the stem.

a)

yes

b)

no

98.

Identify the number of bound morphemes in the text:


Mary has two little sisters who are always the loudest when crying.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

99.

Which of the four options are derivations?

a)

preview

b)

understandable

c)

contexts

d)

answered

100.

The meaning of the word 'centenarian' is ...

a)

a person who tells people what to do

b)

a person who at least 100 years old

c)

a person who likes cents

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